Employees Have the Right to Refuse to Work When They Find the Job Dangerous

19:44, 11/07/2024

The Ordinance on Labor Protection 1991 was issued by the State Council on September 19, 1991, and officially applied from January 1, 1992, stipulating the rights of workers as follows:

- Request the employer to ensure conditions of safety and hygiene in labor, to train and instruct on measures to ensure labor safety and hygiene;- Refuse to perform work or leave the workplace when it is clearly seen that the work poses a risk of labor accidents, threatens seriously their life or health, but must immediately report to the responsible person;- Lodge complaints and denunciations with the competent State agencies when required to work under unsafe and unhygienic conditions or when the employer violates regulations on labor protection.

In addition to the above-mentioned rights, employees must also fulfill the following obligations:

- Grasp thoroughly the regulations on labor safety and hygiene;- Implement regulations and instructions on labor safety and hygiene; preserve and use safety and hygiene equipment, personal protective equipment; in case of damage or loss of such tools and equipment, compensation must be made;- Promptly report to the responsible person when detecting risks causing labor accidents, occupational diseases; participate in rescue and remediation of labor accident consequences.

See more Labor Protection Ordinance 1991.

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