来自权威部门的消息称:最近几年来,我省因劳动和保障问题引发的来信来访和群体性突发事件呈逐年增多趋势。以全省各级劳动保障部门处理群众来信为例,1999年为9461件,2000年达17730件,2001年1至11月更是达到了18766件。这一情况表明,有关劳动者合法权益保护问题,已经成了当前社会的一大热点。 According to the news from the authoritative department, in recent years, the number of incoming letters and mass incidents caused by labor and security in our province has been increasing year by year. Taking the letter processing by the labor and social security departments at all levels across the province as an example, 9,461 were submitted in 1999, 17,730 in 2000 and 18,766 in January-November 2001. This situation shows that the protection of the legitimate rights and interests of workers has become a hot topic in the current society.