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Work place accident deaths on decline in China

Work place accidents claimed 18,501 lives in China in the first quarter, down 7.6 percent from the same period last year, the State Administration of Work Safety announced Tuesday. The total of 97,991 work place accidents in the first three months... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Tue, Apr 21 2009

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