Labour News

• Minimum wage

Cities in Guangdong raise monthly minimum wage level

Several
major industrial cities in Guangdong, southern China, will raise their
minimum wage levels in September as officials hope that it could help
solve labour shortage in the province. [Read More]

• Industrial accidents

Seven killed, three injured at fireworks workshop explosion

An
explosion occurred at an illegal fireworks workshop in Hunan province
on 10 July, killing seven workers and leaving three others injured. [Read More]

Two killed, three injured in explosives factory accident

An
explosion at a state-run explosives factory in Anhui province on
Saturday killed two workers and injured three others. Operations on the
production line, where the explosion occurred, had been suspended
earlier due to safety concerns, but factory managers asked the workers
to return to work to meet order deadlines. [Read More]