Why Do Pneumoconiosis Patients Sue The Factory On Criminal Charges?

< p > 171 workers have been diagnosed with pneumoconiosis, and about 500 workers have abnormal lung. Foshan Hao Xin Hardware Jewelry Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Hao Xin company") was again accused by workers.

On the 22 day, Li Xiaoyong and other 12 pneumoconiosis workers, under the leadership of the agent a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_x.asp" > lawyer < /a > Liu Zhengqing, filed a criminal complaint against the Public Security Department of Chancheng District, and demanded to investigate the crime of Chen's major labor safety accident and the crime of not reporting and falsely reporting a safety accident.

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< p > the Chancheng police received a complaint, claiming that the decision to file a case within 7 days would be the first pneumoconiosis complaint against the factory in China if the accusation was filed by the police.

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< p > Hao Xin company has produced 171 pneumoconiosis patients, more than 500 suspected patients, the number is very amazing, but according to the Foshan Municipal Public Health Bureau's public information, in 2009, 20 new cases of pneumoconiosis were diagnosed in Foshan, 34 cases lower than that in 2008.

"This is obviously because they deliberately did not report or falsely report accidents (occupational diseases), which is ironic."

Liu Zhengqing said.

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< p > it is reported that the occupational disease diagnosis of the occupational disease prevention and treatment institute requires the certification issued by the factory, otherwise it is impossible to make < a href= "http://pop.sjfzxm.com/popimg/xm/index.aspx" > diagnostic book < /a >, only do physical examination.

"We want to supply materials to Hao Xin company, they not only do not provide, but also think we do not obey the company's management and expel some of our workers."

Li Xiaoyong said.

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< p > Liu Zhengqing said that according to the provisions of the 135th and 139th articles of the criminal law and sixty-seventh articles on the prevention and control of occupational diseases, Chen Xin, the legal representative of Hao Xin company, has constituted the crime of serious labor safety accident and the crime of not reporting or falsely reporting a safety accident.

To this end, they filed a complaint with the Chancheng public security sub Bureau and prosecuted Chen's criminal responsibility in accordance with the law.

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On the afternoon of P, the Chancheng Public Security Bureau received their complaint, but it took 7 days to decide whether to file the case.

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< p > for the first time in China, the factory was charged with a criminal charge < /p >.

< p > the two outbreak of pneumoconiosis in Foshan before and after Hao Xin company has been closely watched by a href= "http://www.91se91.com/news/index_h.asp" > Hongkong < /a > mainland workers research organization.

A spokesman for the organization said pneumoconiosis patients were the first to sue the factory in China for criminal offences.

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< p > "in the past, the factory often depended on its economic and social advantages, and the workers were hurt and died.

The criminal prosecution has a greater deterrent effect on the factory and is of great significance to the prevention and control of other occupational diseases such as pneumoconiosis in the future.

The spokesman said.

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< p > reporters learned that when the twenty-first session of the eleven NPC Standing Committee held in from June 27th to 30th to consider the draft amendment to the occupational disease prevention act, many members of the Standing Committee proposed to further increase penalties for illegal business practices, stipulate the inversion of the burden of proof, and stipulate the occupational disease prevention and control work for special personnel, which are conducive to curbing the current trend of occupational disease.

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