Japan to help RI with industrial safety

Japan to help RI with industrial safety

JAKARTA (JP): The Japan International Cooperation Agency agreed yesterday to provide Indonesia with technical assistance in creating safer working conditions for industrial workers.

The agreement was signed by Director General for Industrial Relations and Labor Standards Suwarto and Shigeru Asuka of the Japanese agency.

Neither official could give the value of the grant.

Asuka said a seven-person team from the agency had been in Indonesia since Jan. 26 to conduct a survey aimed at identifying the kind of equipment needed by Indonesia in improving its occupational safety and health programs for industrial workers.

The technical assistance will consist of both equipment and the guidance of experts and will be provided in stages.

Suwarto said the government is currently establishing occupational health and safety training centers in several provinces. "These centers will provide services to companies that do not have their own equipment," he said. (rms)