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 all these candidates' qualifications have been strictly reviewed and published for public notification.

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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 agricultural work.

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