Senior representatives of the DGUV and NIOHP met online in January 2022 and signed an agreement to collaborate in the development of new methods for data collection in the field of work-related health hazards.
EU-funded statistics project moves forward following agreement signatures by European and Chinese Partners.
On Friday, 6 April 2022, the Information Institute (IIEM) and the Center for International Exchange and Cooperation (IECC) of the Chinese Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) jointly signed an agreement with the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) on the development of new methods for data collection in the field of occupational accidents (Occupational Safety).
Earlier in the year, on Monday, 24 January 2022, the National Institute of Occupational Health and Poison Control (NIOHP), which is under the supervision of the Chinese Health Commission, also signed an agreement with the DGUV, this time on the development of new methods for data collection in the field of work-related health hazards (Occupational Health).
The agreements are part of a statistics project funded by the European Union.
For the Occupational Safety side of the project, Zhang Yong of the IIEM and Chen Jiang of the IECC signed in Beijing and Dr. Stefan Hussy, DGUV Chief Executive, signed in Berlin.
For the Occupational Health part of the project, Professor Sun Xin, Director of the Research Institute of the National Health Commission, signed in Beijing. For the DGUV, Dr. Stefan Hussy, Chief Executive, and Dr. Gregor Kemper, International Affairs, were present in Berlin during the live transmission of the signature.
The EU was represented in Beijing by Viktorija Kaidalova from the EU Delegation in China. Matthias Fritz from the European Commission’s Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion joined the virtual meeting from Brussels.
The statistics project aims to strengthen the European Union’s cooperation with China in the field of labour and social affairs. The project will develop methods for collecting and analysing data on occupational accidents and work-related health hazards in China. They are to serve as a basis for social policy decisions and for improving prevention measures.
The project serves both the interests of China and the EU. It is making a contribution to better preventive strategies for the Chinese workforce on the basis of data and to fair economic competition between Germany, the European Union and China.
Through the project, the DGUV also supports the economic, social and development policy goals of the German government with regard to sustainable supply chains and good work worldwide.
