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US: May Day Strong Protest in D.C., Demanding ‘Workers Over Billionaires’

Thousands of protesters gathered near the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday, May 1, 2026, as part of the nationwide "May Day Strong" campaign, demanding a nation that puts workers over billionaires under the slogan "No School, No Work, No Shopping." The demonstration, organized by a coalition of more than 500 labor unions, student groups, and community organizations, called for taxing the wealthy, abolishing ICE, and expanding democracy in opposition to the Trump administration's policies.

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1000 Coffins Symbolizing Work-Related Deaths - Naples

View of a 'cemetery' with 500 cardboard coffins, symbolizing deaths at work, placed in Piazza Plebiscito in Naples. The provocative initiative, promoted by the Italian Union of Labor (UIL), is part of the 'Zero deaths at work' campaign planned throughout Italy to denounce the 'massacre' of workers. the National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (INAIL), Italy recorded more than 1000 deaths at work in 2023. Naples, Italy, on April 24, 2024. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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1000 Coffins Symbolizing Work-Related Deaths - Naples

View of a 'cemetery' with 500 cardboard coffins, symbolizing deaths at work, placed in Piazza Plebiscito in Naples. The provocative initiative, promoted by the Italian Union of Labor (UIL), is part of the 'Zero deaths at work' campaign planned throughout Italy to denounce the 'massacre' of workers. the National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (INAIL), Italy recorded more than 1000 deaths at work in 2023. Naples, Italy, on April 24, 2024. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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1000 Coffins Symbolizing Work-Related Deaths - Naples

View of a 'cemetery' with 500 cardboard coffins, symbolizing deaths at work, placed in Piazza Plebiscito in Naples. The provocative initiative, promoted by the Italian Union of Labor (UIL), is part of the 'Zero deaths at work' campaign planned throughout Italy to denounce the 'massacre' of workers. the National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (INAIL), Italy recorded more than 1000 deaths at work in 2023. Naples, Italy, on April 24, 2024. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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1000 Coffins Symbolizing Work-Related Deaths - Naples

View of a 'cemetery' with 500 cardboard coffins, symbolizing deaths at work, placed in Piazza Plebiscito in Naples. The provocative initiative, promoted by the Italian Union of Labor (UIL), is part of the 'Zero deaths at work' campaign planned throughout Italy to denounce the 'massacre' of workers. the National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (INAIL), Italy recorded more than 1000 deaths at work in 2023. Naples, Italy, on April 24, 2024. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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1000 Coffins Symbolizing Work-Related Deaths - Naples

View of a 'cemetery' with 500 cardboard coffins, symbolizing deaths at work, placed in Piazza Plebiscito in Naples. The provocative initiative, promoted by the Italian Union of Labor (UIL), is part of the 'Zero deaths at work' campaign planned throughout Italy to denounce the 'massacre' of workers. the National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (INAIL), Italy recorded more than 1000 deaths at work in 2023. Naples, Italy, on April 24, 2024. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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1000 Coffins Symbolizing Work-Related Deaths - Naples

View of a 'cemetery' with 500 cardboard coffins, symbolizing deaths at work, placed in Piazza Plebiscito in Naples. The provocative initiative, promoted by the Italian Union of Labor (UIL), is part of the 'Zero deaths at work' campaign planned throughout Italy to denounce the 'massacre' of workers. the National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (INAIL), Italy recorded more than 1000 deaths at work in 2023. Naples, Italy, on April 24, 2024. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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1000 Coffins Symbolizing Work-Related Deaths - Naples

View of a 'cemetery' with 500 cardboard coffins, symbolizing deaths at work, placed in Piazza Plebiscito in Naples. The provocative initiative, promoted by the Italian Union of Labor (UIL), is part of the 'Zero deaths at work' campaign planned throughout Italy to denounce the 'massacre' of workers. the National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (INAIL), Italy recorded more than 1000 deaths at work in 2023. Naples, Italy, on April 24, 2024. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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1000 Coffins Symbolizing Work-Related Deaths - Naples

View of a 'cemetery' with 500 cardboard coffins, symbolizing deaths at work, placed in Piazza Plebiscito in Naples. The provocative initiative, promoted by the Italian Union of Labor (UIL), is part of the 'Zero deaths at work' campaign planned throughout Italy to denounce the 'massacre' of workers. the National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (INAIL), Italy recorded more than 1000 deaths at work in 2023. Naples, Italy, on April 24, 2024. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Myanmar to unveil giant sitting marble statue of Buddha in Nay Pyi Taw

STORY: Myanmar to unveil giant sitting marble statue of Buddha in Nay Pyi Taw DATELINE: July 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:00 LOCATION: Nay Pyi Taw CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Maravijaya Buddha Image 2. various of the compound of the pagoda STORYLINE: After more than three years of construction, Myanmar is preparing to unveil a giant sitting marble statue of Lord Buddha in its capital Nay Pyi Taw on Aug. 1, the Information Team of Myanmar's State Administration Council said on Friday. The magnificent marble statue, namely Maravijaya Buddha Image, weighing 1,782 tons, stands tall at 63 feet and is accompanied by an 18-foot-tall throne, weighing an additional 3,510 tons. The monumental project, spanning over three years, involved the dedicated efforts of more than 500 skilled engineering workers, said Zaw Min Tun, head of the State Administration Council's Information Team. "It is the world's largest marble sitting Buddha statue, and was entirely funded by public donations," Zaw Min Tu

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4 dead, 5 missing following central China landslide

STORY: 4 dead, 5 missing following central China landslide DATELINE: July 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescuers working at the landslide site STORYLINE: Four people died, and five are missing after a landslide hit a highway construction site in central China's Hubei Province on Saturday, local authorities said on Tuesday. The death toll rose by two on Tuesday, said the rescue headquarters. Two missing people were found on Tuesday, and one was retrieved but showed no vital signs. Rescuers were still trying to recover the other, who was initially believed dead. The first two bodies of the missing people were recovered on Sunday and Monday. The landslide struck a construction site in Yueshan Village in the Tujia Autonomous County of Wufeng in Yichang City at approximately 4 p.m. Saturday. Nine people -- all construction workers -- were initially reported missing, and five more were injured. Rescue workers are using more than 500

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2 dead, 7 missing following central China landslide

STORY: 2 dead, 7 missing following central China landslide DATELINE: July 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue sites STORYLINE: Two people were killed and seven are missing after a landslide hit a highway construction site in central China's Hubei Province on Saturday, local authorities said on Monday. The landslide struck a construction site in Yueshan Village, which is located in the Tujia Autonomous County of Wufeng in Yichang City, at approximately 4 p.m. Saturday. Nine people -- all construction workers -- were initially reported missing, and five were reported injured. According to the rescue headquarters, one missing person was retrieved at 5:05 p.m. Monday, but showed no vital signs. The first death was reported on Sunday. Hundreds of rescue workers are using more than 500 rescue devices and heavy machinery to continue search operations for the seven people who are still missing. Rescue official Wang Mougang said the rescue eff

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Chinese medical team provides clinical service to Ghanaian workers

STORY: Chinese medical team provides clinical service to Ghanaian workers DATELINE: June 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese medical team in Ghana 2. various of Ghanaian workers 3. SOUNDBITE (English): SAMUEL IDAN, Ghanaian geodetic engineer 4. various of Chinese medical team providing medical service STORYLINE: The 12th batch of the Chinese medical team in Ghana on Thursday provided free clinical service to more than 500 Ghanaian workers and dozens of Chinese workers in Accra, the capital of Ghana. The beneficiaries are employees of China Railway No. 5 Engineering Group, a state-owned company that has undertaken major road and bridge projects in Ghana for almost 20 years. Du Yushan, chief of the team, told Xinhua he was excited that the team was offering its services to so many Ghanaian workers. Du added that the team planned to hold four more such medical service activities in local communities during its one-year stay in the country. Samuel Idan

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Search operations resume at Mt. Ontake

OTAKI, Japan - Rescue workers prepare for search operations in the central Japan village of Otaki on Oct. 10, 2014, for eight missing people following the deadly eruption of Mt. Ontake, which has claimed 55 lives so far. More than 500 workers will be deployed as an approaching typhoon may hinder their work again.

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Search operations resume at Mt. Ontake

OTAKI, Japan - Rescue workers board a helicopter in the central Japan village of Otaki on Oct. 10, 2014, to resume search operations for eight missing people following the deadly eruption of Mt. Ontake, which has claimed 55 lives so far. More than 500 workers will be deployed as an approaching typhoon may hinder their work again.

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Rescue workers search for survivors after strong Iran quake

ABDAREH, Iran - Rescue workers search for survivors trapped in rubble in the village of Abdareh, Qazvin Province, northwestern Iran, on June 22 after an earthquake measuring a magnitude of 6.3 devastated the village. More than 500 people were killed and about 1,600 others injured in the strong quake.

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Subway attack

Rescue workers are taking care of a man who collapsed in the subway station with unidentified toxic gas. At least 5 people were killed and nearlly 500 people were reportedly fell ill because of toxic gas at more than 15 subway stations during the morning rush hour in Tokyo.

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How Shanghai's major auto maker resumes production

STORY: How Shanghai's major auto maker resumes production DATELINE: April 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the factory of SAIC Motor 2. SOUNDBITE: (Chinese) HUANG CHENGCHAO, Official, Anting Town, Jiading District, Shanghai STORYLINE: Despite the impact of COVID-19 in Shanghai, more than 4,000 workers at a factory of SAIC Motor, a Chinese automaker have resumed work while being shielded from the virus. Starting on April 18, the world's top 500 company saw its complete vehicle and parts manufacturers and logistics branches under pressure test for work and production resumption, focusing on the support of personnel, supply chain, production management as well as epidemic prevention measures. SOUNDBITE: (Chinese) HUANG CHENGCHAO, Official, Anting Town, Jiading District, Shanghai "SAIC Motor manufactures complete vehicles, which are linked to suppliers of a number of auto parts. So the resumption of work at SAIC Motor means that the entire industri

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Maynurhan Amang (front) work at a workshop in the production base of Erke in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like us," Maynurhan said.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Maynurhan Amang (R) and Abudulezizi Maisedi have a video chat with family members at their apartment in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed coupl.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Maynurhan Amang (L front) and Abudulezizi Maisedi (R front) chat during lunch time at a canteen of Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples li.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers arrange clothing products at a workshop in the production base of Erke in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like us," Maynurhan.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo shows an interior view of a workshop at the production base of Erke in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like us," Maynurhan said.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- New recruits register wage card numbers at the production base of Erke in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like us," Maynurhan said. .....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo shows an interior view of a workshop at the production base of Erke in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like us," Maynurhan said.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Abudulezizi Maisedi (R) cooks dinner while chatting with Maynurhan Amang at their apartment in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like u.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Maynurhan Amang (2nd R) and Abudulezizi Maisedi (3rd R) check their salary at the production base of Erke in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 14, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed .....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Abudulezizi Maisedi (R) buys vegetables at a commercial street of Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like us," Maynurhan said. So far.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Maynurhan Amang (L) teaches Abudulezizi Maisedi sewing skills in the factory of Erke at Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like us," May.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo taken on Jan. 13, 2022 shows Abudulezizi Maisedi (L) and Maynurhan Amang (R) working in the factory of Erke at Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed c.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers are seen at a workshop of the production base of Erke in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 14, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like us," Maynurhan said. So far .....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Maynurhan Amang (1st R) and Abudulezizi Maisedi (2nd R) are seen at the production base of Erke in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 14, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples li.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Abudulezizi Maisedi carrying his wife Maynurhan Amang (R) with electric bicycle is seen on the way to work at Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 14, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed.....

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SNAPSHOT: Victims of Ukishima Maru sinking mourned

Photo taken Aug. 24, 2015, in the western Japan city of Maizuru shows a memorial ceremony for those killed in a sinking of Ukishima Maru, which was taking Korean workers home from Japan following the end of World War II. The tragedy, in which more than 500 people died, occurred 70 years ago in Maizuru Bay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SNAPSHOT: Victims of Ukishima Maru sinking mourned

Photo taken Aug. 24, 2015, in the western Japan city of Maizuru shows the site of a memorial ceremony for those killed in a sinking of Ukishima Maru, which was taking Korean workers home from Japan following the end of World War II. The tragedy, in which more than 500 people died, occurred 70 years ago in Maizuru Bay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search operations resume at Mt. Ontake

OTAKI, Japan - Rescue workers prepare for search operations in the central Japan village of Otaki on Oct. 10, 2014, for eight missing people following the deadly eruption of Mt. Ontake, which has claimed 55 lives so far. More than 500 workers will be deployed as an approaching typhoon may hinder their work again. (Kyodo)

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Search operations resume at Mt. Ontake

OTAKI, Japan - Rescue workers board a helicopter in the central Japan village of Otaki on Oct. 10, 2014, to resume search operations for eight missing people following the deadly eruption of Mt. Ontake, which has claimed 55 lives so far. More than 500 workers will be deployed as an approaching typhoon may hinder their work again. (Kyodo)