51.   Xu called on Shanghai people to overcome weaknesses in worker safety and offer condolences to those who had lost their loved ones in the accident.

52.   The Chinese government stepped up its battle to improve worker safety in foreign-funded firms in August by making those companies responsible for all fire-related accidents.

53.   The issues included falling crop prices, the impact of dam and government development projects, forest land disputes, problems of slum dwellers, and worker safety.