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)