Officialsfrom the Ministry of Trade and Industry plan to work with representatives fromprovincial People's Committees and city authorities when carrying out thechecks.
Dungsaid that mines and quarries found to breaking labour safety rules would be temporarilyclosed.
Meanwhile,Central Nghe An Province police yesterday decided to prosecute Phan Van Chin,the owner of Len Co quarry, for violating labour safety rules. A rockfall atthe quarry in Yen Thanh District killed 18 workers and injured six others.
Thelocal authority has received over VND1 billion (US$48,000) in donations for thevictims' families.
(VNS, 6/4/2011)