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Workplace death toll set to soar in China
"We are in such a phase of industrialization and should be highly cautious," said Huang, who added that the per-capita GDP in China reached US$1,000 in 2003 and is expected to rise to US$3,000 in 2020. Huang's team predicted there is slim chance for China to curb its work safety situation by 2020, but added that workplace deaths and injuries will greatly decrease after China finishes its process of industrialization. The team also regards the years around 2010 as a "sensitive time," and likely to see the sharpest rise in workplace accidents. Way out "It doesn't mean that we have no ways to curb such a horrible trend in China," said Huang. A stronger commitment by China's highest leadership has laid a solid foundation to keep the work safety record from worsening, he continued. Earlier this year, the State Council promoted the State Administration of Work Safety to a ministry-level department. And the government channelled a total of 3 billion yuan (US$361 million) in 2005 to improve safety equipment in coal mines. "Restructuring China's economy would decrease the number of deaths and injuries," said Huang. Currently, sectors such as mineral mining, manufacturing and construction have contributed the lion's share to China's economy, and deaths and injuries are prone to occur if no labour protection measures are taken.
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