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Article

22 Sep 2010

Author:
Labour Action China

Success after years of battle Over 2.6 million yuan compensation ruled by the Chinese court for six silicosis workers

For more than 6 years…silicosis victims at the Hong Kong owned Lucky Gems and Jewellery Factory…have been fighting for fair compensation through legal channels. In August a final court decision was issued on five silicosis workers…[T]he Higher People's Court…made an ultimate and irreversible judgment on the five cases...Lucky Gems must abide by the judge’s decision…which ruled that the company has to pay…compensation to the plaintiffs for its occupational hazards caused to the workers. Yet the company ignored the verdict, and tried to evade payment through transferring its assets. After intensive lobbying by workers and activists and under the threat of being banned from the…international jewellery fair in Hong Kong, Lucky Gems finally agreed to pay over 2 million yuan compensation to the workers.