‘Sharing OSH experience with Vietnam’

KOSHA invite the Vietnamese public officials, to sign MOU on technological cooperation

10th May,

KOSHA(President: Hun-ki Baek) welcomed public officials of Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) who visit Korea through ‘training program of the Vietnamese public officials in OSH’ to deepen a mutual cooperation by renewing the MOU in the OSH area. 

President Hun-ki Baek signed the MOU at KOSHA with Vice Minister Bui Hong Linh of MOLISA on 10, May (Thu) to enhance the level of technology in the OSH.

<Outline of the MOU>

* When: 10:00 ~12:00, Thu 10, May

* Where: headquarters of KOSHA(Incheon, Korea)

* Contracting parties: president Hun-ki Baek of KOSHA, Vice Minister Bui Hong Linh of MOLISA

The MOU period was renewed from 2012 to 2015 with existing terms and conditions of technological cooperation agreed in 2009. The renewed MOU still includes existing safety and health training, training invitation, technological consultancy and related materials provided to the Vietnamese part. Further, both of them agreed to back the cooperation businesses of KOICA and MOLISA.

※outcome of the business with Vietnam from 2001 to 2011: 14 training invitations and joint research with 45 people, and 19 times of local technological consulting with 26 people.

Now KOSHA is training civil servants of Vietnam for a week until 11^th from 7^th this month under the goal of enhancing the level of OSH in Vietnam.

-Participants are fifteen including Vice Minister of MOLISA, Vice Director of NILP, and other high ranking officials. The programs they receive consist of: sharing Korea’s OSH progress; education on theory and application of risk assessment; experiencing Korean traditional culture.

President Baek said “This MOU will serve as an opportunity to deepen the bilateral relationship in the OSH industry.” adding that he hopes to witness both nations share more in the OSH technology which might be contributing to practical progress in Vietnam’s OSH area.

<President Baek of KOSHA (first from left) and Vice Minister Bui Hong Linh of MOLISA (two from left)>