China expands work injury insurance program for new occupations


BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on Tuesday announced that the country has expanded a trial occupational injury insurance program to cover more workers engaged in new forms of employment.

On July 1, 10 provincial-level regions and multiple platform companies, including ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing, were added to the trial program, which had already covered seven provincial-level regions and seven platform companies, the ministry said.

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