15,000 Chinese industrial deaths

Friday 23 April 1993 23:02 BST
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More than 15,000 workers died in Chinese industrial accidents last year, often because factories are ignoring precautions in the rush to boost production, Reuter reports from Peking. The Ministry of Labour said current laws and regulations were not enough to protect workers.

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