Mine accidents mar China's May Day - CN

HARD WORK: An explosion and flooding at mines killed 35, highlighting the sorry state of labor rights in a nation that was supposed to be celebrating International Labor Day

AFP , BEIJING
Sunday, May 02, 2004,Page 5

Thirty-five miners were reported dead yesterday and another 16 missing in two coal mine accidents in northern China that underscore the dismal plight of many Chinese workers on International Labor Day.

The accidents came as China pledged to improve worker's rights and as a Hong Kong-based labor rights group warned that a lack of independent worker's organizations was contributing to the appalling safety record in Chinese mines.

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