Wage defaulters face punishment

Employers who default on paying migrant workers' wages this year should be placed on a national blacklist, the head of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said.

Yin Weimin, the minister, said that governments at all levels should "thoroughly check" on any wages that may be in arrears as Chinese New Year approaches, and set a deadline for companies and employers to clear up the situation.

"Those who disregard the deadline for paying wages for no reason should be severely punished and put on the blacklist," he said.