Abstract ......................................................................................................................................... iii Authors .......................................................................................................................................... iii List of Acronyms ............................................................................................................................iv Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 1
Occupational Health in China: Legal and Institutional Framework .............................................. 2
Data Sources and Methods ........................................................................................................... 5
Demographic Characteristics of the Respondents ........................................................................ 7
Age ............................................................................................................................................ 8
Gender ...................................................................................................................................... 8
Education .................................................................................................................................. 8
Industrial and economic sectors ............................................................................................... 9
Provinces of origin..................................................................................................................... 9
Analysis and Key Findings ............................................................................................................ 9
Work-related injuries: Types, frequencies, severity and causes .............................................. 9
Types of injuries.................................................................................................................... 9
Frequency of injuries .......................................................................................................... 10
Severity of injuries .............................................................................................................. 12
Causes of injuries ............................................................................................................... 12
Labour Protection: Lack of Preventive Measures and Occupational Safety.......................... 13
Staying in Hospital: Treatment Costs, Living Expenses and Daily Care ............................... 15
Medical treatment, living expenses and sick pay ............................................................... 15
Daily care ............................................................................................................................ 17
Injury Insurance and Health Compensation: Inadequate Information and Insufficient
Law Enforcement ............................................................................................................... 17
Conclusions and Recommendations ........................................................................................... 22
Appendix: Chinese Migrant Workers and Occupational Injuries: A Case Study of the
Manufacturing Industry in the Pearl River Delta..................................................................... 26
I. “Hospital visit forms” database (additional data, Pearl River Delta) ................................ 26
II. In-depth interviews (Guangzhou) ...................................................................................