By Tim Pringle, a labour researcher based in Hong Kong
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On December 30, 2001, a gas explosion killed 20 miners in the mine of Fengcheng City Mining Bureau, Jiangxi Province, injuring over 30 miners with two of them in critical conditions. China Labour Bulletin (CLB) called the Fengcheng City Mining Bureaus hospital, hoping to talk with some lightly injured miners and learn about the mines safety installations.
In the short span of nine days between November 14 and 22, 2001, six devastating mine accidents took place, five in Shanxi and one in Shandong Province, killing 99 and 13 miners respectively:November 22, Thursday
(Broadcast on October 23, 2001)
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(Broadcast on September 27, 2001)
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