ILO-Japan Regional Programme for Capacity Building of Occupational Safety and Health in Agriculture (Vietnam Chapter)

The project objectives are:; (1) strengthen national OSH policy and programme; (2) establish provincial-level OSH mechanisms for OSH in agriculture; and (3) build farmers’ own capacities to improve OSH through participatory training. The project main activities include: national policy workshops to design national OSH programme in line with Convention No. 187, to make a feasibility study on possible ratification of Convention No. 184, and to train farmer OSH volunteers by using the WIND (Work Improvement in Neighbourhood Development) training programme.

Project symbol

RAS/04/01/JPN

Admin unit

RO-Asia and the Pacific

Start date

01/01/2004

End date

31/12/2006

Total allocation

599817

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

599817

Development Partners

Japan, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Country/Countries

Asia and the Pacific - regional

Outcomes

Increase constituent capacity to develop or implement policies and programmes on improving working conditions and safety and health at work