In response to an initiative of Wuhan Hanyang District Federation of Trade Unions, 1,000 enterprises in Wuahan have pledged not to reduce salaries or defer payment to their employees with the aim of expanding domestic demand and promoting consumption.

Shenzhen ZTC Telecommunications Plc, a company listed in London that is well-known in China for producing cloned cell phones, has been exposed as one of 48 employers who owed back pay to their employees.

The All China Federation of Trade Unions says it will coordinate with the relevant government authorities to take effective measures to regularize workers' back pay before the Spring Festival begins at the end of January 2009.

Shenzhen Bureau of Labor and Social Security has promulgated a notice listing 30 enterprises who have failed to pay their employees, with the total arrears reaching more than CNY12 million.

The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Labor Security Supervision Approach will be brought into effect on September 1, 2008.