At least 40 workers were killed on Thursday 24 November, when a construction platform at a power station in the Yichun, Jiangxi province, collapsed. Many other workers were injured. The cause for such a catastrophic collapse is not yet known, but this is just the latest of a series of disasters to hit Chinese workers (see here and here). A relentless drive for profits combined with the repression of independent unions create a deadly combination for workers in China.
At least 40 workers were killed on Thursday 24 November, when a construction platform at a power station in the Yichun, Jiangxi province, collapsed. Many other workers were injured. The cause for such a catastrophic collapse is not yet known, but this is just the latest of a series of disasters to hit Chinese workers (see here and here). A relentless drive for profits combined with the repression of independent unions create a deadly combination for workers in China.
