Poisoning prompts workplace oversight

Employees of Apple Inc supplier want concrete action from govt

BEIJING - A senior official in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, has pledged to step up government supervision of workers' health following a poisoning incident at one of Apple Inc's supplier factories in the city.

"We've strengthened surveillance at workplaces and made it clear that any companies found in violation of workers' rights will be punished and even shut down," Jiang Hongkun, Party secretary of Suzhou, told China Daily on Friday on the sidelines of the ongoing National People's Congress annual session.