Participatory support to farmers in improving safety and health at work: Building WIND farmer volunteer networks in Viet Nam

Industrial Health

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 455-462

  Kawakami, Tsuyoshi ^a   Van, Vhu Nhu ^b   Theu, Nguyen Van ^b   Khai, Ton That ^c   Kogi, Kazutaka ^d  

^a ILO Subregional Office for East Asia   (Thailand)

^b Ministry of Labour Invalids and Social Affairs   (Viet Nam)

^c Cantho Medical College   (Viet Nam)

^d INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE OF LABOUR   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Developing countries; ILO; National OSH Programme; Participatory approaches; WIND

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; DANGEROUS GOODS; EQUIPMENT; FOLLOW UP; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MATERIALS HANDLING; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; VIET NAM; VOLUNTEER; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKSHOP;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AGRICULTURE; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; HUMANS; VIETNAM;

EID: 54449099921     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.46.455     Document Type: Article

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