A new national campaign, aimed at improving work safety
awareness, was launched Sunday in Guangzhou, capital of south
China's Guangdong
Province.
The theme of the campaign is "Abiding by Rules and Laws, Caring
for Life," said Li Yizhong, director of the General Administration
of Work Safety (GAWS), at a special ceremony to mark the start of
the campaign, the fourth of its kind.
"I hope that, through the campaign, society will develop a sense
of law that combines safety as well," Li said.
The campaign this year is jointly sponsored by five
organizations including GAWS. It will focus on Guangdong, Hunan
and Hubei
provinces and will conclude on June 29.
Apart from the campaign, the Chinese government has also named
June as the "Work Safety Month," in order to step up public
awareness in this regard.
Statistics show that work-related accidents across the country
killed over 130,000 people and injured 700,000 others last
year.
(Xinhua News Agency June 13, 2005)