Out of breath and running out of time

Those suffering from the work-related lung illness pneumoconiosis are hoping new regulations will provide some relief. Liu Zhihua reports.

For Lu Quanjun, an amendment to the Law on Occupational Illness Prevention and Control offers a ray of hope.

The 38-year-old was formerly a mineworker in Dabao village in Hanyuan county, Sichuan province, and has suffered from pneumoconiosis for about 10 years.