Kawakami Tsuyoshi, Van Vhu Nhu, Theu Nguyen Van, Khai Ton That, Kogi Kazutaka
ILO Subregional Office for East Asia, United Nations Building, Rajadamnern Nok Street, Bangkok 10200, Thailand.
Ind Health. 2008 Oct;46(5):455-62. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.46.455.
The government of Viet Nam places a high priority on upgrading the quality of farmers' lives. Providing adequate occupational safety and health (OSH) protection for all farmers is an important challenge. The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) of Viet Nam trained WIND (Work Improvement in Neighbourhood Development) farmer volunteers. From 2004-2007, MOLISA in cooperation with ministries of health and agriculture trained 480 WIND farmer volunteers in selected 14 provinces. Trained farmer volunteers trained their neighbouring farmers and expanded their networks. The WIND training programme produced in Cantho, Viet Nam in 1996, was used as the core training methodology. The WIND action-checklist, good example photo-sheets, and other participatory training materials were designed for WIND farmer volunteers as practical training tools. The volunteers trained 7,922 farmers. The trained farmers implemented 28,508 improvements in materials handling, work posture, machine and electrical safety, working environments and control of hazardous chemicals, and welfare facilities. The provincial support committees organized follow-up workshops and strengthen the WIND farmer volunteer networks. The system of WIND farmer volunteers proved effective in extending practical OSH protection measures to farmers at grassroots level. The system of WIND farmer volunteers was adopted in the First National Programme on Labour Protection and OSH of Viet Nam as a practical means in OSH and is now further expanding within the framework of the National Programme.
越南政府高度重视提升农民生活质量。为所有农民提供充分的职业安全与健康（OSH）保护是一项重大挑战。越南劳动、残疾人和社会事务部（MOLISA）培训了“邻里发展工作改进”（WIND）农民志愿者。2004年至2007年期间，MOLISA与卫生和农业部门合作，在14个选定省份培训了480名WIND农民志愿者。经过培训的农民志愿者培训了他们的邻村农民并扩大了网络。1996年在越南芹苴制定的WIND培训计划被用作核心培训方法。WIND行动检查表、良好范例照片以及其他参与式培训材料被设计为WIND农民志愿者的实用培训工具。这些志愿者培训了7922名农民。接受培训的农民在物料搬运、工作姿势、机器和电气安全、工作环境以及危险化学品控制和福利设施方面实施了28508项改进。省级支持委员会组织了后续研讨会并加强了WIND农民志愿者网络。WIND农民志愿者体系在将实际的职业安全与健康保护措施推广到基层农民方面被证明是有效的。WIND农民志愿者体系被纳入越南第一个国家劳动保护和职业安全与健康计划，作为职业安全与健康方面的一种实用手段，目前正在国家计划框架内进一步扩展。
