(VOVworld) - The 15th National Week on Labor Safety and Hygiene and Fire and Explosion Control was launched on Sunday in Bac Giang province. This year’s theme is "Promoting labor safety culture and measures to prevent industrial accidents, occupational diseases and fires at work". Pham Thi Hai Chuyen, Head of the Organizing Board and Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, addressed the launching ceremony. She said: “Employers have not done enough to ensure safety for workers: no protective equipment or unsafe equipment, no training on labor safety for workers. Workers also breach regulations on labor safety such as they don’t use personal protective equipment.”

On this occasion, 5 collectives were awarded the Prime Minister’s certificates of merit for their excellent performance in fire prevention and control in 2012.