Labor convention to improve work conditions for seafarers
By Wang Xiaodong in Shanghai | China Daily | Updated: 2012-06-28 08:15
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Students from maritime universities across China take part in a maritime rescue competition of the first Chinese Seafarer Skill Championship in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, on Wednesday. Wu Linhong / for China Daily |
Officials working on preparations for China's signing of an international maritime labor agreement have made "major breakthroughs", a senior official said, raising hopes among industry insiders that new standards will come into force as early as next year.
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