A 36-year-old construction worker in Yunnan Province contracted pneumoconiosis. Because the company had not signed a labor contract, his repeated requests for proof of employment were refused, preventing him from applying for work-related injury compensation. After reporting the company's illegal activities to the local health bureau, he was fined 50,000 yuan (RMB) for "working under occupational hazards without proper protective measures."
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A 36-year-old construction worker in Yunnan Province contracted pneumoconiosis. Because the company had not signed a labor contract, his repeated requests for proof of employment were refused, preventing him from applying for work-related injury compensation. After reporting the company's illegal activities to the local health bureau, he was fined 50,000 yuan (RMB) for "working under occupational hazards without proper protective measures."