China Today; China Tomorrow; China Always!

China Today; China Tomorrow; China Always!

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Controversy over Olympics in Beijing


China admits Games worker deaths

China has admitted that six workers have been killed on Olympic Games construction projects since 2003.

Until now, Beijing had denied there had been any fatalities on the building sites being readied for this August's Games.

Officials said the families of the dead workers had been compensated.

Games organisers last week dismissed a report in a British newspaper that at least 10 workers had died building the main Olympic venue.

Officials now say two workers died at the National Stadium in Beijing.
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China is just now disclosing the deaths of 10 workers on the Olympic site since 2003. The officials tried to cover the deaths up but are now finally releasing them. China already has a very poor rating with over 100,000 deaths in the workplace every year.

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