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

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

 


 
 

 

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