A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Employee’s State Insurance Cooperation and Directorate General Factory Advice Service and labour Institutes for collaboration in the field of occupational injuries and diseases signed on July 11 at MOl and E, Shram Shakti Bhawan.
M Sathiyavathy, Secretary (l and E) highlighted the objective and purpose of this MoU which is a step forward in ensuring workers’ better health and working conditions. Bandaru Dattatreya, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for labour and Employment Government of India in his presidential address expressed his happiness and stated that this is a significant achievement of his Ministry.
The minister further explained all such initiatives wherein workers’ well being and their health are given top priority. He also hopes that both the doctors and para-medical staff and the beneficiaries of Employee’s State Insurance Cooperation scheme will largely be effected by the special activities and training modules of Directorate General Factory Advice Service and labour Institutes. Also, Directorate General Factory Advice Service and labour Institutes may get a huge database and infrastructure of Employee’s State Insurance Cooperation scheme which will provide occupational health for workers and prevent the occurrence of both injuries and diseases.
The overall objective of this MoU is to establish a mutual collaboration that seeks to enhance Occupational Health of workers; to reduce the occurrence of work related injuries and diseases. Special focus shall be paid to precarious working conditions in the formal and informal sectors. The main target shall be to promote and enhance the mutual understanding in the field of occupational health by establishing Directorate General Factory Advice Service and labour Institutes-ESIC Occupational Health Training, Research and Development Centre' (OHTRDC) at regional labour institute, Faridabad followed by at other institutes located inother cities. The collaboration aims at improving the quality of life through joint scientific research.
This Memorandum will come into force from the date of its signature and will remain in force for a time period of three years.