Citizen Watch Factory (Xitiecheng Jingmi) Workers Strike in Guangzhou

• Date: Jun 18 2012 Time: 21:02
• Description:
  From CLB: On the morning of 18 June, the entire 3,000 strong workforce at the Citizen factory in Guangzhou reportedly went on strike demanding a pay increase. Their basic wage was just 1,100 yuan a month, the statutory minimum in Huadu district where the factory is located. After a 200 yuan deduction for social security, workers complained that they simply did not have enough to live on. From ZGMLHGM: 2012年6月18日上午，广州市花都区，日资西铁城精密公司，全体员工发起大罢工，要求增加底薪。 罢工工人表示，底薪只有1100元，还要扣社保200多，剩下只有几百元，现在百物腾贵，实在是活不下去，要求加薪是合理的诉求。 广州西铁城精密公司是日本西铁城株式会社属下的一家独资企业，成立于１９９７年，主要生产手表外装、表带、光学玻璃、液晶显示片等，现有员工三千多人。