China Prosecutors Help With Unpaid Wage Claims

Chinese prosecutors helped workers claim about 168 million yuan ($26.4 million) in unpaid wages in the first 11 months of 2021, Xinhua reported.

Courts handled 2,813 criminal cases of wage default involving 3,243 people, up 12.3% and 12%, respectively, year-on-year, according to the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (Prosecutor-General’s Office).

Read the full report: Xinhua.

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