Strengthen inspection and strictly handle violations of environmental protection in the Southeast Economic Zone.
(Baonghean.vn) - This issue was emphasized at the working session of the Provincial People's Council's monitoring delegation with the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board on the afternoon of October 30 under the program of monitoring compliance with laws on environmental protection (EP), occupational safety and hygiene (OSH) and policies for workers.
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| Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Council: Cao Thi Hien - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and Hoang Viet Duong - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee chaired the meeting. Also participating were members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee: Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, Head of the Provincial People's Council's Culture and Society Department; Le Hong Vinh - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Committee, Head of the Provincial People's Council's Economic - Budget Department. Photo: Minh Chi |
3 Industrial Parks have built centralized wastewater treatment systems
In recent times, the Management Board of the Southeast Economic Zone has focused on disseminating, disseminating, guiding, urging, monitoring, and inspecting investors and enterprises to comply with the law on environmental protection, occupational safety and health, and policies for workers. Along with that, it has gradually invested in and improved infrastructure to prevent and control environmental pollution in industrial zones.
Currently, out of a total of 6 industrial parks (IPs) with a total of 81 operating enterprises, 3 IPs have built centralized wastewater treatment systems to collect wastewater from facilities for treatment.
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| Head of the Culture and Social Affairs Committee of the Provincial People's Council Nguyen Thi Thu Huong requested the Management Board of the Southeast Economic Zone to strengthen coordination with all levels and sectors in monitoring and ensuring the rights of workers. Photo: Minh Chi |
For enterprises in economic zones and industrial parks that do not have a centralized wastewater treatment system or facilities that are exempted from connection, they must collect and treat wastewater to the permitted limit according to regulations before discharging it into the environment.
Regarding solid waste, enterprises in economic zones and industrial parks organize their own collection and storage of solid waste and contract with units with functions of transportation and treatment.
There are still limitations
At the meeting, members of the Provincial People's Council's monitoring delegation affirmed that violations of laws on environmental protection, occupational safety and health, and policies for workers in enterprises in economic zones and industrial parks still exist.
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| Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Hoang Viet Duong pointed out some shortcomings and limitations of enterprises in economic zones and industrial parks related to environmental protection, occupational safety and health, and policies for workers. Photo: Minh Chi |
In practice, in the past, there were still opinions from voters that enterprises in economic zones and industrial parks caused environmental pollution in terms of wastewater and emissions. And through inspections by competent authorities, many enterprises have not completed environmental protection works, so they have not been confirmed to have completed environmental protection works according to regulations, and have not installed automatic monitoring systems.
Some businesses have not conducted periodic monitoring and the monitoring results at some units show good results, but in reality they are polluting the environment...
Regarding policies for employees, it is evident that many businesses have not signed collective labor agreements and the salary regime for employees is still low.
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| The leader of the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board said that currently, the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board only has the function of inspection, but not the function of handling administrative violations of environmental protection, so it has not created a deterrent for businesses that have not complied. Photo: Minh Chi |
Speaking at the meeting, Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Council Cao Thi Hien and Hoang Viet Duong acknowledged the efforts of the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board in taking many measures and solutions to strengthen State management.
Pointing out a number of shortcomings and limitations, the Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Council requested the Management Board of the Southeast Economic Zone to continue to strengthen supervision, inspection, guidance and urging enterprises in the economic zone and industrial parks to raise awareness of compliance with laws on environmental protection, occupational safety and health and implement policies and regimes for workers; at the same time, strengthen coordination with departments and branches to strictly handle violations.
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| The Provincial People's Council proposed to strengthen supervision of the implementation of policies and regimes for employees in enterprises. Photo: Minh Chi |
Along with that, the Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Council requested the Management Board of the Southeast Economic Zone to continue to pay attention to investing and completing environmental protection works in the industrial zones, associated with maintaining the constructed works, ensuring their effectiveness; focusing on establishing Trade Union organizations in enterprises to better ensure the rights and benefits for workers.
