Employers who default on paying migrant workers' wages should be placed on a national blacklist, the head of the Ministry¹ of Human Resources and Social Security said.

人力资源和社会保障部部长尹蔚民日前表示，拖欠农民工工资的用人单位应被纳入全国黑名单。

Yin Weimin, the minister, said that governments at all levels should "thoroughly² check" on any wages that may be in arrears³ as Chinese New Year approaches, and set a deadline for companies and employers to clear up the situation.

尹蔚民称，随着春节临近，各级政府应全面排查任何可能遭拖欠的工资，为公司和用人单位设定解决欠薪问题的最后期限。

"Those who disregard the deadline for paying wages for no reason should be severely⁴ punished and put on the blacklist," he said.

他表示：“无故无视支付工资的最后期限的，应被严惩并纳入黑名单。”

The checks should focus on sectors⁵ where migrant workers are frequently hired, such as the construction industry, labor-intensive manufacturing industries and restaurants, Yin said.

尹蔚民称，检查应以建筑业、劳动密集型制造业和餐饮业等经常雇佣农民工的行业为重点。

The ministry issued a regulation in September creating a national blacklist to punish employers that fail to pay migrant workers.

该部门去年9月发布一项规定，提出建立全国黑名单，惩罚拖欠农民工工资的用人单位。

Those on the blacklist could face punishments from as many as 30 government departments - such as limited access to government financial support, purchases and bidding - and could be barred from favorable tax policies.

欠薪单位被列入黑名单，可能面临多达30个政府部门的联合惩戒，如在政府资金支持、采购和投标方面受限，还可能被禁止享受税收优惠政策。