Xinhua reports that Guangdong province will implement a special system to disclose those employers who violate labour laws starting next month, sources with the provincial labour and social security authority said.

"The move aims to better protect the rights of employees, and better supervise employers' implementation of labour laws," Sun Qingqi, vice-director of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Labour and Social Security, said in an interview with China Daily on Friday.

On Wednesday, the department disclosed a total of 20 employers who had failed to pay wages and purchase social insurance for their workers.

Foshan-based Nanhai Shangyi Shoe Co Ltd for example, was found to have failed to pay due wages worth 4.8 million yuan (US$592,000) to 1,700 workers.

In another case, the Shaoguan-based Xinsanlian Textile Co Ltd was found not to have bought social insurance worth about 18 million yuan (US$2.2 million) for its employees.

The "blacklist" identifies some foreign-funded companies, private firms and State-owned enterprises, of which 14 are based in the Pearl River Delta area.

According to Sun, any employers, when found violating labour laws, will be shamed through the media, the Internet and some public work institutions.