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China's crackdown on illegal labor export bears fruit
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-10-06 15:29

BEIJING: China's nationwide campaign against illegal labor exports has born fruit as the government has seized 72 suspects involving in 48 cases, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MOC).

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The campaign, from June 10 to August 31, has dealt with 1,376 contractors without business licenses, and 27 brokers who had violated business rules.

These cases involved a total value of about 80 million yuan ($11.76 million), and three suspects were still at large, said the ministry.

China had sent 4.87 million workers abroad as of the end of August, and 766,000 were still working abroad, the ministry said. Labor disputes were rising due to illegal labor exports and poor operations by some overseas contractors.