The Labour Protection Act empowers the Ministry of Labour to formulate and issue regulations for the health and safety of employees. Many such regulations have been issued, and are generally applicable to particular industries or types of employment.
A business operation with 50 or more employees is required to set up a welfare committee on the business premises, comprising at least 5 employee representatives. The employer is required to hold meetings with the welfare committee at least once every 3 months. The duties of the Committee are to discuss employees’ welfare with the employer, and to make proposals on welfare to the Committee on Labour Welfare (a government body).