 when the Hunan provincial government investigated provincial silicosis indicators, the investigation revealed a large number of new cases. According to statistics, Sangzhi County in Zhangjiajie is home to 300 individuals who were either diagnosed or suspected to suffer from silicosis, in addition to nearly 200 in Leiyang and over 40 in Miluo. The great majority of these workers had worked in Shenzhen, and had stopped working as drillers since 2009. In reality, due to the long latency period of silicosis, many workers who were unable to be diagnosed with the disease in 2009 now show lung irregularities associated with silicosis, despite having never been diagnosed.

More recently, workers who were re-diagnosed as suffering from silicosis have again gone south, asking for a response from the Shenzhen city government.

On the eve of the Spring Festival, these workers from Hunan began the 2018 campaign for their rights. At this time, the situation was similar to that of 2009, as the largest stumbling block was still the certification of employer-employee relations, followed by the authentication of their diagnosis with silicosis. This indicates that for a large number of workers, there was no way to express their power through the process of legal petitions or suits. At the time, they received a spoken promise from the city government representatives: After the Spring Festival, Shenzhen would organize a working group to go directly to Hunan and resolve the issue. However, after the Spring Festival, the working group that the city government sent in April continued to insist that the workers gather and present proof of their employment relation and pursue legal action, just as before. In the brief span of these two months, three workers passed away, unable to wait for the results of the petition.

On April 24, Wang Xiangyong from Zhangjiajie passed away. Prior to his death, proof of his employment relation was recognized, but he had not yet undergone an occupational disease assessment, so the over 100,000 RMB that he had spent on healthcare was never compensated.

April 18th marked the second time that the workers’ group arrived at the Shenzhen complaints office. But, on the morning of April 19th, while they were quietly waiting for a response, what awaited them was actually a riot squad. The workers had been divided and sent to different places, and the government had even provided a lawyer for each worker, who invariably demanded that the individual workers resolve the issue through legal channels. However
when the Hunan provincial government investigated provincial silicosis indicators, the investigation reveal a big number of new cases. accord to statistics, Sangzhi County in Zhangjiajie is home to 300 individuals who were either diagnose or distrust to suffer from silicosis, in addition to nearly 200 in Leiyang and over 40 in Miluo. The great majority of these actor had worked in Shenzhen, and had stopped work as drillers since 2009. In reality, due to the long latency period of silicosis, many workers who were unable to be diagnose with the disease in 2009 now show lung irregularities consociate with silicosis, despite having never been diagnosed. 

 More recently, workers who were re - diagnosed as suffer from silicosis have again gone south, asking for a response from the Shenzhen city government. 

 On the eve of the Spring Festival, these worker from Hunan began the 2018 campaign for their rights. At this time, the situation was similar to that of 2009, as the largest stumbling block was still the certification of employer - employee relations, followed by the authentication of their diagnosis with silicosis. This indicates that for a large number of workers, there was no manner to express their power through the summons of legal request or suits. At the time, they received a talk promise from the city politics representatives: After the Spring Festival, Shenzhen would organize a working group to go immediately to Hunan and resolve the issue. However, after the Spring Festival, the working group that the city government sent in April continued to importune that the workers gather and present proof of their employment relation and pursue legal action, merely as before. In the brief span of these two months, three workers pass away, unable to wait for the results of the request. 

 On April 24, Wang Xiangyong from Zhangjiajie passed away. Prior to his death, proof of his employment relative was recognized, but he had not yet undergo an occupational disease assessment, so the over 100,000 RMB that he had spent on healthcare was never compensated. 

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 when the Hunan provincial govErnment invEstigAteD prOvInciAl siLicosis indicatORs, thE investigation revealed A largE nUMber OF nEw casEs. AccorDInG TO stAtIsTicS, SANgZhi CoUntY in ZhanGjiajie is hOme To 300 Individuals wHO wEre either dIagNosed or suspeCteD to sufFeR frOM siliCosIs, in aDditioN To nearLy 200 in LeiyaNg ANd over 40 IN Miluo. THE GrEat mAjority of these worKErS Had worked in SheNzhen, aNd HAd STOppEd wOrking as drIlLers sINce 2009. In reALiTY, DUe tO The long latencY period of siLIcoSis, manY wOrkERs who wEre unAbLE to Be diagnosed With The diseasE in 2009 now SHow lung IRregulaRities AssOciAted WItH sIliCoSIs, dESpIte HAviNg never bEeN dIagnoSed.

MORE REcenTly, WorkErs whO were re-diagnoSed As suFFerIng frOm silIcosIs Have aGain goNe souTh, Asking for a respoNse fRom the SheNzhEn CitY gOvernMEnt.

On tHe eVe oF the SprIng FestIVal, ThESE WoRkers from Hunan begaN tHE 2018 CaMpaign foR their RIgHtS. at this tiMe, The SituATIon waS simILaR to that oF 2009, as the LArGeSt stumbLiNg blocK wAs sTilL the cERtifIcatioN of emploYer-emPLoyee relations, FOllowed by the aUThENTiCAtioN of Their diagnoSis wITh siLicoSIs. thiS IndicAtes tHaT FoR A large number of workeRs, There wAs no wAy to express thEir power thROUGh the proCess OF lEGal petitions or Suits. at the time, tHEy receivEd a spOken promIse from thE CIty goverNmeNt rEprEseNTAtIves: After the SPRIng FEsTival, ShEnzHen woulD orGanIze A woRkIng group tO go direcTlY tO HUnAn aNd resOLve the isSuE. HoWeVer, After THe SpriNg FesTivaL, tHe WOrkIng grouP ThAT The cItY gOverNmeNt Sent iN AprIL coNtinued To insist tHat THe woRkErS gather And present proOf Of their empLoYmeNt relaTIOn and purSue legal action, just as befORe. In the BriEf spaN of tHese two moNthS, three WorKErs pasSed awaY, unabLe To wAIT for tHE ReSulTs Of the petitION.

On april 24, waNg XiAngyong From Zhangjiajie pasSEd aWay. Prior to his DeaTh, prOOF oF hiS EmPLoyMeNT reLATion was recognizEd, but he had NoT YeT undergone AN ocCuPationaL diseasE asseSSment, so The over 100,000 RMb that he haD sPent ON HeaLthcare was Never comPensated.

APRil 18th MArKed thE seCond tiMe ThaT the wOrkers’ GRouP arriVed at tHe shenzhEn comPlAints offIce. But, on the morning of AprIl 19th, whIle thEy wEre quietlY waITinG for a respOnse, What awaiteD thEm wAs actUalLY a rioT squAD. THe wORkers Had bEEn divided ANd SenT TO dIfferent plaCES, And The goVerNMent haD eveN provided a lawyer fOR each worker, who InvaRIAblY deMAndeD tHat the individuAl wOrKERs resolvE tHe issue throUgh legal ChANnels. howeveR
 when the Hunan provincial  governmen t inv est iga te d pr ovin cial silicosis indi cators, the investigat ion r ev e aled alarge  number of n ewca se s.Ac c or dingtostatist ics, Sangz hiCo unty in Zhan g ji ajie is ho meto 300 indiv idu als wh ower e  eith erdiagn osed o r  suspe cted to s uf f er fro m  silico s i s,  inaddition to nearl y  2 0 0 in Leiyang a nd ove r4 0i n  Mi luo . The grea tmajor i ty of t h es e w ork e rs had worked  in Shenzhe n , a nd had  s top p ed wor kingas dri llers since  200 9. In rea lity,d ue to t h e longlatenc y p eri od o f  s il ico si s , m a ny  wo r ker s who we re  u nable  tob e d iagn ose d wi th th e disease in200 9 no w  sh ow lu ng ir regu la ritie s asso ciate dwith silicosis,  des pite havi ngne ver  b een d i agnose d.
Mo re rece ntly, w o rke rs w h owere re-diagnosedas s uf fering f rom si l ic os i s have a ga ingone s outh,  ask i ng  for a r espons e  f ro m the S he nzhenci tygov ernme n t.
On the  eve ofthe S p ring Festival, these workers fr o m  H u nanbeg an the 2018  cam p aign  for th eir right s. At  t h is time, the situation  w as sim ilarto that of 20 09, as the l a rgest st umbl i ng block was stil l the  certifica t ion of e mploy er-emplo yee relat i o ns, foll owe d b y t hea u th entication of t heir  d iagnosi s w ith sil ico sis . T his  i ndicatesthat for  a  l ar ge  nu mbero f worker s,  th er e w as no way to  expr essth ei r  po wer thr o ug h thepr oc essofle gal p etit i ons  or sui ts. At th e t i me,th ey  receiv ed a spoken p ro mise fromth e c ity go v e rnment r epresentatives: After t h e Sprin g F estiv al,Shenzhenwou ld org ani z e a wo rkinggroup  t o g o direc t l ytoHu nan and re s o lve  theis sue.  Howeve r, after the Sprin g  Fe stival, the w ork ingg r ou p t h at the  c i tyg o vernment sent i n April co nt i nu ed to insi s t t ha t the w orkersgathe r  and pr esent pro of of the ir  emp l o yme nt relatio n and pu rsue lega l  acti o n,  just  as  befor e.  In  thebriefs pan  of t hese t wo  month s, th re e worker s passed away, unable t o wait  forthe  resultsoft hepetition. 

On  April 24,  Wa ngXiang yon g  from  Zha n gj iaj i e pas seda way. Prio r  t o h i s  d eath, proof o f  hi s emp loy m ent re lati on was recognized ,  but he had no t ye t und erg o ne a noccupational d ise as e assessme nt , so the ov er 100,0 00 RMB t hat he  had s pent on h ea l thcare  was  ne ver compe nsa te d .

Apri l18 t h mark ed t he  secon d time that t he workers’ grou p arr i v ed at the  Shen zh en comp l aint s office.But, on the  morni ng o f Apr il 19th ,whilethe ywere quiet l y waiting  fora respo ns e, w hat  await ed t h e m was  act ua lly  a riot s q u ad .  T he wor kers  hadbe en d ivided an d  sent to  di f ferentpl ace s ,  and t h eg o vernment h adevenp r ovided a l a wyer fo r  each  worke r, who  invari a bly  d emanded  th a t  the indi vidual wo r ker sreso lve theis sueth rou gh  legal channels . Howeve r
 when_the Hunan_provincial government investigated provincial_silicosis indicators,_the_investigation revealed_a_large number of_new cases. According_to statistics, Sangzhi County_in Zhangjiajie is_home_to 300 individuals who were either diagnosed or suspected to suffer from silicosis, in_addition_to nearly_200_in_Leiyang and over 40 in_Miluo. The great majority of_these workers_had worked in Shenzhen, and had stopped working_as_drillers since 2009._In reality, due to the long latency period of_silicosis, many workers who were unable_to be diagnosed_with_the_disease in 2009 now_show lung irregularities associated with silicosis,_despite having never been diagnosed.

More recently,_workers who were re-diagnosed as suffering from_silicosis have again gone south, asking_for a response from the_Shenzhen city_government.

On the eve of the_Spring Festival, these_workers from_Hunan began the_2018 campaign for their rights. At_this time, the_situation was similar to that of_2009,_as the largest_stumbling_block_was still_the certification of_employer-employee_relations, followed_by_the authentication of their diagnosis with_silicosis._This indicates that for a large number_of workers, there was_no_way to express their_power through the process of_legal petitions or suits. At the_time, they_received a_spoken promise from the city government representatives: After the Spring Festival,_Shenzhen would organize a working group_to go directly to_Hunan and_resolve_the issue. However,_after_the Spring_Festival, the working group that the city_government sent_in April continued to insist that_the workers gather and_present_proof of their employment relation and_pursue legal action, just as before._In the brief span of_these_two_months, three workers passed away,_unable to wait for the results_of the petition.

On_April 24, Wang Xiangyong from Zhangjiajie passed_away._Prior to his death, proof of_his_employment relation was recognized, but he_had_not_yet undergone an occupational disease_assessment, so the over 100,000 RMB_that he had spent on healthcare was never compensated.

April_18th marked the_second time that the workers’_group_arrived_at the Shenzhen complaints office. But, on the morning of_April 19th,_while they were_quietly waiting for a response, what awaited them was actually_a riot squad. The workers had been_divided and sent to different places, and the government had even_provided a lawyer for each worker, who invariably_demanded that the individual workers resolve the_issue through legal channels._However