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Workplace accidents kill 33,876 in China in H1

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-07-23 19:05
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BEIJING - Workplace accidents have left 33,876 people dead in China during the first half of this year, the country's work safety watchdog announced here Friday.

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The deaths caused by those accidents were 4,174 less than that of last year, the State Administration of Work Safety said.

The State Council, China's Cabinet, issued a circular on Friday, urging local governments and companies to strengthen work safety by improving corporate safety management, providing technical support and enhancing safety supervision.