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Article

1 Mar 2007

Author:
China Labor Watch

[PDF] full report: "The Long March - Survey and Case Studies of Work Injuries in the Pearl River Delta Region"

In the Peal River Delta region (where manufacturing cities like Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Zhongshan and Zhuhai are located), about 40,000 fingers are severed due to industrial accidents a year. However, the work injury complaint filing, deciding and enforcing process takes up to 1,070 days on average, which is an unaffordable high price for most migrant workers who usually have no source of income during the long waiting period. [includes case studies on Guangzhou Winbo Industrial, GP Battery (part of Gold Peak)]