Wear a standardised helmet, arrive home safely

Web.HCYU.25/08/2015. Hanoi, the Central Committee of Vietnam Youth Federation, National Traffic Safety Committee and Unilever Vietnam co-hosted a press conference on a communication campaign of wearing an approved helmet when participating in traffic.

The central youth union Secretary, President of Vietnam Youth Federation - Nguyen Phi Long says the campaign under the theme “confidently wear a helmet – return home safely”, lunching from 24/8 to 25/9/2015; continue to call for everyone wearing a standard helmet.

Mr Nguyen Phi Long of VYF and Mr Tran Vu Hoai of Unilever Vietnam signed an MOU of Cooperation at the event

Mr Nguyen Phi Long (right) and Mr Tran Vu Hoai signed MOU

The campaign includes many practical activities such as supporting owners of motorbike taxi at 4 main bus statations swap unsafe helmets for quality standard ones in Hanoi. In Ho Chi Minh City, traffic officers and youth volunteers persuade people to swap their unapproved helmets for free standard ones, organizing the event of abolishing unsafe helmets in public. In particular, there is a video contest for wearing an approved helmet correctly and safely, say no to the unsafe helmets; proactively prevent, protect health and life before the traffic crash or accident.

On this occasion, VYF President Nguyen Phi Long and Vice President of Unilever Vietnam Tran Vu Hoai signed an MOU of cooperation between the two for the period of 2015-2017.

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