Police Officers Strike in Laiyang City, Hunan 3 Verified
13:18 Dec 02, 2008
From China Worker:
On the same day, December 2, in Hunan province, more than 100 police in Laiyang City seized control of the city government...
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Taxi Drivers Strike in Meizhou City, Guangdong Province 0 Verified
00:00 Dec 02, 2008
From Yangcheng Wanbao via News.Sina.com:
本报梅州讯 记者黄蔚山、通讯员汤少雄摄影报道：昨天，梅州市600名的士司机因不满黑车与合法的士司机抢客打架一事，走上街头维权，梅州江南、沙龙、旅游、盛龙等的士公司300多部的士集体停运。事发后，当地政府快速反应。昨天下午，由梅州市政府职能部门、梅州市市政公共事业局牵头的的士司机行业协会已进入实质性酝酿。...
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Guangzhou Taxi Strike 0 Verified
10:14 Dec 01, 2008
From IFEX:
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns restrictions placed on media outlets seeking to report a major taxi strike...
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Taxi Drivers Strike in Chaozhou 3 Verified
01:48 Nov 28, 2008
From BBC:
Taxi drivers have gone on strike in the southern city of Chaozhou, the latest in a wave of protests across China.
Drivers say they...
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School Teachers Strike in the Fangshan District of Beijing 0 Verified
00:00 Nov 27, 2008
From Jinghua Shibao via iFeng.com:
京华时报12月4日报道因担心学校移交给当地政府后工资和福利待遇不如现有企业，11月27日起，北京房山区原子能院子弟学校部分老师暂停上课，数百名中小学生在教室内自习了四天。此举引起学生家长强烈不满。事发后，院内负责处理此事的移交工作领导小组进驻学校。昨天上午，老师们陆续恢复上课。...
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Heilongjiang Liquor Factory Workers Protest Against China Resources Holding Co. Ltd. in Beijing 0 Verified
14:27 Nov 26, 2008
From the WSJ:
Protests have even spread into the heart of Beijing. On Wednesday, some three dozen laid-off workers from a liquor factory in...
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Shengquan Shoe Factory Workers Protest in Guangzhou 0 Verified
21:16 Nov 25, 2008
[Note: Nothing in the report suggests that the runaway boss in question was not from the mainland, so I have coded this a "private domestic...
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Baiyun District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
Kaida Toy Factory Workers Protest 3 Verified
10:17 Nov 25, 2008
From Shai Oster, the WSJ:
BEIJING -- Laid-off workers from a toy factory in southern China clashed with police Tuesday night in one of a string...
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Suizhou Taxi Drivers Strike 0 Verified
13:28 Nov 24, 2008
From Tibetan Review:
Hundreds of taxi drivers went on strike on Nov 24 in Suizhou city in Hubei province in central China, angry over a new...
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Zhouzhi, Shaanxi Taxi Drivers Strike 1 Verified
10:12 Nov 24, 2008
From Reuters:
More than 100 taxi drivers in a county in northwest China have gone on strike, demanding local authorities crack down on unlicensed...
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Taxi Drivers Protest Beating in Guangzhou 0 Verified
10:04 Nov 24, 2008
From Xinhua:
The protest by taxi drivers over the alleged beating of a cabby in China's southern Guangdong Province ended on Monday, as...
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Taxi Drivers Protest in Maoming, Guangdong 0 Verified
18:16 Nov 23, 2008
From Dayang Net:
前天下午4时许，多名出租车司机聚集在广东省茂名市政府办公大院门口，要求加大力度打击一些农村路段打砸出租车的恶势力行为，大力整治“黑车”非法营运问题。事件导致茂名市府门前及周边马路被迫封闭。至昨天中午12时许，仍有几百辆出租车停在路上，当地有关主管部门与出租车司机代表的对话仍在进行中。...
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Shipbuilding Workers Detain Their Boss in the Lushun District of Dalian, Liaoning 0 Verified
00:00 Nov 23, 2008
From Bandao Chen Bao via News.66wz.com:
昨日上午9时，记者来到旅顺土城子“电泵”汽车站。不远处，一辆银灰色轿车停在路边，车前围着一群人，“我们是‘国翔’公司的造船工人，被老板欠薪3万多”。因为“怕老板跑掉”，从前日11时开始，24名被欠薪工人已经在此“守车”22个小时。...
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Construction Workers Protest in Beijing 0 Verified
00:00 Nov 21, 2008
From Zhongxin Wang via News.163.com:
中新网11月21日报道 由上市公司东华实业在北京开发的在建商品楼项目——天鹅湾，昨天发生上百名农民工聚集讨要工资的事件。
临近年底，农民工讨薪的一幕再次出现。昨天，北京东四环外均价两万元的在建楼盘——天鹅湾的售楼处外聚集了上百位农民工，他们裹着大衣，有的还带着回家的铺盖卷等行李，准备要到工资后返乡。警方在售楼处的门口拉起了警戒线。一些农民工向记者反映：...
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Huizhiyuan Ceramics Factory Workers Protest in Foshan, Guangdong 0 Verified
19:30 Nov 20, 2008
[Note: Though many factories in this sector in Guangdong seem to be Taiwanese or Hong Kong-owned, this one appears to be mainland-based]....
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Nanhai District, Foshan City, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
Shantou, Guangzhou Taxi Drivers Strike 1 Verified
10:07 Nov 20, 2008
From Life of Guangzhou:
Over 1,000 taxis went on strike and street demonstration in Shantou, eastern Guangdong on November 20, protesting the...
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Teachers Protest Over Safety Issues in Lixian County, Hunan Province 0 Verified
00:00 Nov 20, 2008
From Xinwen Chenbao via News.163.com:
新闻晨报11月21日报道 11月20日，湖南澧县最大的初级中学——城关中学近300名老师集体缺席，原因是，前天该校37岁的老师曾庆岩被学校已开除的一名初中生用匕首刺死。曾庆岩并没有教过该学生，该学生杀师的动机仅仅是因为曾庆岩2年前说了一句“冒犯”他的话。曾庆岩的死，引发了该校老师对自己生存状况的担忧。...
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Yongchuan, Chongqing Taxi Drivers Strike 0 Verified
10:00 Nov 19, 2008
From China Daily:
There were few cabs to be seen on the streets of the Yongchuan suburb of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on...
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Construction Workers Clash With Other Workers in Protest in Urumqi, Xinjiang 0 Verified
00:00 Nov 19, 2008
From iYaxin:
亚心网iyaxin.com讯（本网记者 杨鑫瑞）昨日14时许，在乌鲁木齐市喀什西路一龙印刷厂一处工地上，20多名农民工在讨薪时与印刷厂工人发生冲突，一名农民工受伤。
被打伤的王淼在医院接受治疗（本网记者李远新摄影）。
农民工淳阳说，他们是从新疆泰鑫装饰装修工程有限公司接的工程，但几个月来都没发工资。今天他们去该公司要钱，但是对方称一龙印刷厂给的工程款不够，让农民工和他们一起来找一龙印刷厂要钱。...
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Hualian Super Market Workers Protest in Hefei City, Anhui 0 Verified
00:00 Nov 17, 2008
From Zhong'an Zai Xian via News.QQ.com:
“合肥市大学城的上海华联超市一直生意不错，可一天前突然关门了。”昨天下午，合肥市大学城附近的居民给本报打来热线电话反映，上海华联超市大门被讨薪员工和要求结算的供货商围了个水泄不通。记者接到报料后立即赶赴现场。...
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