Denying workers their wages is a crime

IN 2016, a traditional Chinese medicine hospital in Shangzhou district, Shangluo city, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, finished building an outpatient complex. However, two years later, the construction company still owes the laborers wages of about 2 million yuan ($307,976) in total. Legal Daily comments:

In December, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security together with 11 other ministries issued a notice requiring construction companies nationwide to pay their workers on time.

They took that move because Spring Festival is approaching and during the holiday most of the laborers, who work far away from home, will return to their hometowns for family reunions. If they cannot get their deserved income for the year, the whole family might suffer from economic difficulties, which in turn affects social harmony and stability.