About SSI
Licence and registration
SS International Sole Co., Ltd (SSI) was founded in 2019 and holds the first occupational safety and health consulting and training licence issued in Lao PDR. We work from Vientiane across the country.
Vision
To be the pioneering force in transforming Lao industries by creating innovative, safe, and resilient work environments that drive responsible growth and sustainable success.
Values
People
The work exists because people go home at the end of a shift.
Respect
For the worker, the client, the regulator and the law, in that order when they conflict.
Professionalism
Findings are evidenced, reports are written, commitments are kept.
Integrity
We report what we find, including when it is inconvenient for the person paying.
Progress
A standard that does not improve is a standard that decays.
XangLao EC Co., Ltd
SSI is an associated business of XangLao EC Co., Ltd, an engineering consulting firm operating in Lao PDR since 2012. The relationship gives SSI access to engineering capability that a training and advisory firm would not otherwise hold.
The team
Content needed: the 2026 team lineup — names, roles and credentials. The bios currently on the old website date from 2021 and are not reused here.
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