During 29-30 November 2017, a Training course on Occupational and Health Safety (OSH) was organised for tea famers in Son Hung commune, Thanh Son district, Phu Tho province. This is a joint activity by the SafeWork for Youth project- International Labour Organisation and Viet Nam Farmer Union.

The training aims to equip participants with necessary knowledge on hazards and risks, how to identify hazards at working place and provide appropriate preventive measures which contributes to improve and raise awareness on OSH for farmers in informal sector. 30 trainees are tea farmers in Son Hung commune, has participated actively in the group discussion sections, enthusiastically shared their OSH practices in working and all registered to do OSH improvement in the coming time. In the training, the OSH committee including of members from farmer unions at national, provincial and grass-root level was also introduced to encourage and support farmers to conduct OSH improvement.

The next two trainings with the same contents for 60 tea farmers are scheduled for Huong Lung and Dong Luong communes of Cam Khe district, Phu Tho province in 5-6 December and 7-8 December respectively.

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