It's time to amend the law to end 48-hour limit on industrial injuries

A WOMAN COLLAPSED while working in a factory in Shenzhen in South China's Guangdong province last December. Although she was sent to hospital and received emergency treatment she died two days later. The women's family took the local government arbitration department to court after it decided they were not entitled to any compensation as the woman died more than 48 hours after working. The family sued the arbitration department, and the court recently gave its verdict, which went in favor of the government department. China Youth Daily comments:

It seems the local arbitration department was right, because the law says that those who die 48 hours after working should not be considered to have succumbed to industrial injuries.

However, this has more than once aroused controversy. By setting the time limit, the legislators have not taken into account different diseases and injuries that may result from an industrial accident or unsafe work environment.