A campaign against the illegal use of labor, including child labor, has been launched in the industrial hub of Dongguan, Guangdong province, following the death last month of a 13-year-old boy who worked at a shoe factory.

The initiative will continue until Jan 30 and targets labor-intensive sectors such as restaurants and the manufacture of shoes, toys and electronic goods.

Labor agents working in these sectors, and companies that have been punished in the past for using child labor, will also be scrutinized, according to the city's human resources bureau.