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Japanese company Panasonic will pay its Japanese in China "pollution pay". The company wants to give its workers more money because of China's air quality. No one knows how many people will get the cash. Neither did the company say how much the additional would be. Panasonic did not announce any to give the payment to its Chinese staff. Workers who have to work in other countries get extra pay for phoning home, eating in or buying furniture. Panasonic is probably the first in the world to give compensation to its workers because of . Other companies in China may now follow Panasonic's example.

Air pollution is a serious in China. The World Health Organization said pollution there were 15 times higher than levels. China's Premier, Li Keqiang, recently said his country would fight a " on pollution". The Japan Times newspaper reported that: "Over the , a top Chinese environment official said air quality was below standards in almost every major city last year." There are several why pollution in China has become so in recent years. The country's economic success means there are thousands more . China also uses coal as its main source of . In addition, there are hundreds of thousands more cars than before on China's roads.

 


 
 

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