VietNamNet Bridge – After two years of working at a factory in Ha Noi, mechanic Huynh from the central region finds it hard to hear conversations unless his companions talk loudly.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Duc Kham, 43, was just coming out of anaesthesia after seven hours of having his lungs washed at the Coal and Mineral Hospital in Ha Noi.

According to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, there are nearly 6,000 labor accidents in Vietnam, killing about 600 people, annually. However, the data at hospitals showed that the number of victims is more than three times.