2015年CRI 福建PX项目火情反复 中央发文保障职工权利

 

Fires have been raging on and off at a chemical plant in Fujian for nearly 60 hours since an initial fire on Monday night triggered an explosion at the PX plant.

Two storage tanks at the plant in Zhangzhou caught fire yesterday after the original blaze was distinguished¹ a day earlier.

Authorities say the newest fire is under control.

However, strong winds have been making it difficult to keep the fire contained.

Police and soldiers have helped evacuate² some 29-thousand people living near the plant.

Officials say no excessive pollution is being detected at the villages where the people have been moved from.

The Chinese government is promising³ reforms to both the welfare and wage payment systems.

The move is meant to address issues arising from labor⁴ disputes.

New guidelines say steps will be taken to make sure employees are paid on-time, and in full.

Programs are also going to be established to offer guaranteed financial support for migrant workers.

They are often the victims of unscrupulous employers.

At the same time, the new regulations will ensure employees will be given holidays without compromising their wages.

1 distinguished   

adj.卓越的，杰出的，著名的

参考例句：

• Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
• A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。

2 evacuate   

v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便

参考例句：

• We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
• They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

3 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

4 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。