Labour News

• Coal mine safety

Mine managers in Henan be suspended if nine people die in one accident

Mine managers of coal mines in Henan province with more than nine deaths in a single accident will be disqualified and suspended from working in mine operations for five years, according to provincial work safety officials. [Read More [2]]

• Labour shortage and minimum wage

Labour shortage still serious in Guangdong despite increase in minimum wage

Since late 2003, a labour shortage has appeared in southeastern coastal cities in China. To solve the problem, coastal cities in Guangdong, southern China, have increased the local minimum wage level since 2005. [Read More [3]]

Chinese Workers' Voices

Han Dongfang's latest radio interview with Chinese workers: County deducts benefits from Sichuan teachers' pay (I)

• Read the English transcript: [Click here [4]]
• Listen to the original audio file (in Putonghua): [Click here [5]]

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