The labor ministry plans to look into work-related accidents for possible links to cost-cutting and corporate restructuring efforts, it was learned Sunday.
The move comes amid a rise in the number of serious work-related accidents at factories.
Normally, labor officials only probe the direct causes of accidents, such as how work was being done at the time, and do not delve into the background of the incidents.
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