China to honor over 1,600 people as national model workers

China will honor 1,670 people as national role model workers and 756 as exemplary individuals at a State-level award ceremony before the coming International Workers' Day, according to the All-China Federation of Trade Unions.

The federation said that all these candidates' qualifications have been strictly reviewed and published for public notification.

Frontliners, researchers, teachers and migrant workers form the majority of the candidates, according to the federation. Among the total 2,426 candidates, 903 are frontliners and technical engineers, 321 are farmers and those involved in agriculture works.

It's the 17th State-level award ceremony for national role model workers with the exact date yet to be revealed. The nation first held the award ceremony of the kind in 1950 and the event has been held every five years from 1995.