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Jilin slaughterhouse firei

On Monday, June 3, 2013 a fire tore through a poultry slaughterhouse in Dehui, Jilin province, killing at least 119 workers. Gross breaches of fire safety and labour regulations were blamed, including locked doors to prevent workers from taking unauthorised breaks.

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President Xi Jinping's recent call to solve the nation's "deep-rooted" workplace safety issues would seem to have been taken up with resolve in Jilin . In the wake of a series of accidents in the northern province that claimed 174 lives, dozens of officials and company executives have been disciplined or charged.

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