China mine accident throws spotlight on working conditions

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Updated July 24, 2008 10:09:42

Rescuers are working against time to reach 29 workers trapped in a flooded coal mine in southern China.

At least seven miners are confirmed dead and 21 have been saved. It's the latest in a series of disasters to hit China's notoriously unsafe coal mining industry.

Presenter: Joanna McCarthy
Speaker: Geoffrey Crothall, Editor of China Labour Bulletin's English website

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