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Intervention by Officials Domestic Private Wage Arrears / Downward Wage Adjustments / Raised Rental Fees Construction Sites Dozens of Workers

Construction Workers at Caifu Square Building Site Protest in Jilin City, Jilin 0 Verified

00:22 Nov 04, 2008

From CLB: Caifu Square building site, Jilin City. Over 40 workers. Demands for payment of wages in arrears. Roadblock. Government officials... More Information » « Less Information

Jilin, Chuanying District, Jilin City, Jilin, People's Republic of China

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Intervention by Officials Informal Bargaining Government Concessions (Pro-Worker) Payment / Change of Co. Policy Domestic Private Wage Arrears / Downward Wage Adjustments / Raised Rental Fees Competition Fuel and Other Prices Benefits / Social Insurance / Bonuses Taxis Thousands of Workers

Chongqing Taxi Drivers Strike 1 Verified

01:45 Nov 03, 2008

From Caijing (English): A two-day strike by more than 8,000 taxi drivers in Chongqing, China’s largest municipality, ended peacefully... More Information » « Less Information

Chongqing China

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Payment / Change of Co. Policy Domestic Private Higher Wages Bus and Truck Drivers Dozens of Workers

Chengdu Bus Drivers Strike 3 Verified

10:27 Nov 01, 2008

From CLB: On 1 November 2008, all of the drivers at the Wenjiang Guanghua Bus Company in Chengdu went on strike to secure higher wages. The... More Information » « Less Information

Chengdu Sichuan China

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Domestic Private Wage Arrears / Downward Wage Adjustments / Raised Rental Fees Construction Sites Dozens of Workers

Construction Workers Block Traffic in Downtown Guangzhou 0 Verified

00:00 Oct 30, 2008

From Jin Yang Wang / Xin Kuai Bao via News.Sina.com: 事发天河路购书中心附近新快报讯（记者尹政军许都实习生孙中彬）昨日上午11时40分许，10多名建筑工人手持写着“讨要血汗钱”的木牌走上天河路购书中心前的马路，造成该路段西向车道严重堵塞近一个小时。警方赶到现场将工人劝离后，该路段交通才恢复正常。... More Information » « Less Information

Tianhe Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province

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Intervention by Officials Foreign or Joint-Venture Private Wage Arrears / Downward Wage Adjustments / Raised Rental Fees Electronics Factories Hundreds of Workers

Yijinli (Peace Mark) Watch Factory Workers Protest in Shenzhen 0 Verified

23:59 Oct 28, 2008

From RFA: 香港上巿公司宜进利集团，旗下三间分别位于宝安区的宜进利及龙华镇的添美德工厂，上周进行清盘，其中宝安区一间厂房八百多名工人，周一原计划到107国道西乡路段游行，在工厂大门遭数十名公安阻止，工人折返工厂集会，其后劳动站承诺帮助员工解决，但员工认为敷衍，继续周二游行。... More Information » « Less Information

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, Guangshen Yanjiang Expressway, 和平村, Shenzhen City, Guangdong, People's Republic of China

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Domestic Private Wage Arrears / Downward Wage Adjustments / Raised Rental Fees Layoffs / Transfers Apparel / Textile / Shoe / Accessories Factories Thousands of Workers

Chunyu Textile Factory Workers Protest in Wujiang, Jiangsu 0 Verified

23:49 Oct 27, 2008

From RFA: 香港的中国人权民运信息中心星期二消息，拥有一千多名工人的吴江市桃源镇春宇纺织有限公司的老板外逃，工人几个月的工资被拖欠。星期一，上千工人堵路示威，从中午十二点持续到下午五点，直到当地政府答应解决工人的欠薪问题，行动才结束。星期二，本台记者发现春宇纺织公司的网站仍然运作正常，但是致电该网站显示的包括董事长在内的多个电话，都得到这样的答复：“对不起，您所拨打的电话因故停机。”... More Information » « Less Information

Wujiang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China

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Intervention by Officials Informal Bargaining SOEs / Collectives / Public Sector Wage Arrears / Downward Wage Adjustments / Raised Rental Fees Teachers and Schools Thousands of Workers

Rural Chongqing Teachers Strike 0 Verified

10:23 Oct 23, 2008

From CLB: China’s 1993 Teachers’ Law gives school teachers the same status as local civil servants, and a wide range of guarantees... More Information » « Less Information

Qijiang County, Chongqing China

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Intervention by Officials Domestic Private Wage Arrears / Downward Wage Adjustments / Raised Rental Fees Machinery and Appliance Factories Hundreds of Workers

Meide Metal Products Factory Workers Protest in Shenzhen 0 Verified

00:15 Oct 21, 2008

From RFA: 另外，龙华镇的添美德厂房大约六百名工人，周二早上八时，游行至镇政府请愿。工厂一名姓嫣的主管表示，游行期间，部分工人情绪激动，喊不满富理诚公司的口号，未与公安发生冲突，游行大约半小时，其后获政府街道办事处承诺垫支欠薪，大约百多万元，工人才返回厂房，不去罗湖口岸静坐。... More Information » « Less Information

龙华 Longhua, Shenzhen City, Guangdong, People's Republic of China

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Intervention by Officials Domestic Private Competition Bus and Truck Drivers Dozens of Workers

Long-Distance Bus Drivers Strike in Lanzhou, Gansu 0 Verified

22:59 Oct 20, 2008

From Lanzhou News Net: 10月20日上午，由兰州始发开往武威的32辆长途客车集体停运，来到甘肃省公路运输管理局门前讨要说法。原来，由于兰武线两地车辆分配不均，再加上一些武威发往兰州的长途客车在站外随意载客，导致兰州发往武威的长途客车无法正常运营，为此，这些司机希望给他们一个合理的答复。据了解，目前省公路交通管理局正在对此事进行调查。... More Information » « Less Information

Lanzhou, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, Gansu, People's Republic of China

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Intervention by Officials Domestic Private Competition Bus and Truck Drivers Hundreds of Workers

Tourist Bus Drivers Strike in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan 0 Verified

21:05 Oct 18, 2008

From 17u.net: 云南西双版纳旅游车师傅这几天正在罢工，现在旅游团队都是找那些线路车和公交车来接送。政府正在采取措施，不知道会有什么结果。期待中。 From Aboluowang: 雲網10月21日報道儘管公司調度室貼出通知，「18日前不恢復營運的，情節嚴重者，或吊銷營運許可證」，但是，昨日上午，西雙版納州旅遊客運有限公司的400餘名司機仍未恢復營運。集體罷運已是第四天，版納三大景點在客運司機罷運後，遊客銳減。... More Information » « Less Information

Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, 666100, People's Republic of China

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Intervention by Officials Informal Bargaining Foreign or Joint-Venture Private Wage Arrears / Downward Wage Adjustments / Raised Rental Fees Toy and Gift Factories Thousands of Workers

Smart Union (Hejun) Toy Factory Workers Protest in Dongguan 0 Verified

10:33 Oct 17, 2008

From The Telegraph: Smart Union, which supplied household brands such as Mattel and Disney, went bankrupt earlier this week, leaving 7,000... More Information » « Less Information

Smart Union Toy Factory, Dongguan China

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Wage Arrears / Downward Wage Adjustments / Raised Rental Fees Layoffs / Transfers Dozens of Workers

Workers at Unidentified Factory Protest in Panyu, Guangdong 0 Unverified

23:40 Oct 16, 2008

From CLB: Plant in Yuangang, Nancun, Panyu District. About 50 workers. Manager absconds after plant goes bankrupt, leaving wages in arrears.... More Information » « Less Information

Panyu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong, People's Republic of China

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Arrests Violence by Police or Thugs Domestic Private Police / Fines Taxis Thousands of Workers

Taxi Drivers Protest in Wuzhou, Guangxi 0 Verified

00:00 Oct 10, 2008

From RFA: 广西梧州市出租车司机抗议交警无理执法引发警民冲突后，近两日市面已恢复平静，但交警仍旧随意向司机发出罚款告票。而被捕的三名示威者仍未释放。上周五的冲突中，交警办公大楼的大门及玻璃窗被砸毁，当局派逾百名公安特警到场暴力镇压。(冯日遥报道) 其中一名示威者吴先生，周一接受本台访问时指，上周五早上逾百名出租车司机，带同写上“交警拦车打人，激起民愤”的抗议横额，到市交警办公大楼外示威，要求交警队长交出较早前打人的交警被拒，部份示威者与在场交警发生争执，示威者群情汹涌，将交警办大门及部份门窗打破，其后大批公安到场暴力镇压。... More Information » « Less Information

Wuzhou city, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

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Intervention by Officials Domestic Private Wage Arrears / Downward Wage Adjustments / Raised Rental Fees Layoffs / Transfers Benefits / Social Insurance / Bonuses Apparel / Textile / Shoe / Accessories Factories Thousands of Workers

Jianglong Textile Printing and Dyeing Factory Workers Protest in Shaoxing, Zhejiang 0 Verified

23:20 Oct 08, 2008

From Business.sohu.com: 资金链断裂、老板失踪，江龙控股集团（下称江龙）危机全面爆发进入第三日。10月8日，江龙门前浩浩荡荡的供应商讨债车队已不见踪影，取而代之的是上千名愤怒和茫然的讨薪员工。《每日经济新闻》记者了解到，柯桥经济开发区管委会已出面担保，紧急筹措数百万元以补偿员工损失。... More Information » « Less Information

Shaoxing, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China

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Intervention by Officials Wage Arrears / Downward Wage Adjustments / Raised Rental Fees Machinery and Appliance Factories Hundreds of Workers

Crane Factory Workers Protest in Jiaozuo, Henan 0 Verified

22:16 Oct 06, 2008

From RFA: 据人权民运信息中心消息，焦作起重厂新厂工人同一天上午十点开始堵塞解放西路，要求厂方发还工人集资款；另外起重厂旧厂部分工人中午也一度堵塞解放路要求发放拖欠半年的工资。消息称高峰期该厂堵路的工人超过五百人，在下午两时后和平散去。在起重厂工人堵路现场附近工作的赵先生周二向本台证实了事件，他称规模不大政府信访部门到场协调，没有发生冲突，言谈中表现对这种工人示威习以为常：“堵就堵了，那又咋的，要个款――那不厂里集资么？没啥问题。（听说有几百人？）没那么严重，就一些年纪大的，站在路上，也没人敢动他，政府信访部门看一下就行了呗！”... More Information » « Less Information

Jiaozuo, 博爱县, Jiaozuo City, Henan, People's Republic of China

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Arrests Wage Arrears / Downward Wage Adjustments / Raised Rental Fees Apparel / Textile / Shoe / Accessories Factories Hundreds of Workers

Jiaozuo Textile Mill Workers Protest in Jiaozuo, Henan 0 Verified

22:12 Oct 06, 2008

From RFA: 香港的中国人权民运信息中心消息指，河南焦作市周一分别有两家工厂的过千工人分别在两处市中心堵路。其中焦作纺织厂工人在塔南路与同站前路堵路，至下午五时示威者超过五百人，后有工人情绪激动试图冲击铁路，傍晚六时，一百多名公安到场驱散示威者后塔南路的交通才回复正常。消息称约十名跳上铁路的女工被公安拘捕后下落不明。... More Information » « Less Information

Jiaozuo, 博爱县, Jiaozuo City, Henan, People's Republic of China

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SOEs / Collectives / Public Sector Domestic Private Layoffs / Transfers Benefits / Social Insurance / Bonuses Chemicals / Fertilizers / Cement Hundreds of Workers

Workers Protest Against No. 1 Cement Plant in Jiaozuo, Henan 0 Unverified

21:58 Oct 01, 2008

From NTDTV: 香港的中國人權民運信息中心今天表示，中國河南省焦作市第一水泥廠數百名工人昨天趁「十、一」國慶節堵路示威，抗議工廠破產後工人生活困難。信息中心引述焦作市三陽區交警大隊證實，昨天上午八時開始，焦作第一水泥廠一百多名工人在三陽區近體育館的十字路口堵路示威，隨後工廠及其他已破產或正在破產的企業工人陸續加入示威行列，至中午一時，示威人數增至五百人。... More Information » « Less Information

Jiaozuo, 博爱县, Jiaozuo City, Henan, People's Republic of China

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Intervention by Officials Injuries / Illnesses / Deaths / Safety Bus and Truck Drivers

Bus Drivers Strike Over Beating Death in Tangshan, Hebei Province 0 Unverified

21:55 Sep 22, 2008

From ChinaSMACK: Tangshan #14 Bus driver beaten to death, entire bus company refuses to drive demanding justice On the morning of September... More Information » « Less Information

Tangshan, Hebei, China

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Domestic Private Wage Arrears / Downward Wage Adjustments / Raised Rental Fees Telecommunications Dozens of Workers

Website Workers Protest for Wage Arrears in the Xicheng District of Beijing 0 Verified

00:00 Sep 10, 2008

From Jingji Guancha Bao via Tech.Sina.com: 外贸中介困境写照宁波慧聪遭遇集体讨薪胡中彬符慧 9月10日，办公室在北京西直门节能大厦的慧聪电子商务技术有限公司(简称“宁波慧聪”)遭到了数十名员工的集体讨薪，这家主要做国际贸易的B2B公司正面临着最严峻的危机：资金紧张导致拖欠约200名员工工资有几个月了。这家公司正是上市公司慧聪网有限公司(8292.HK)下属参股公司。... More Information » « Less Information

Xizhimen, Xicheng District, Beijing City

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Arrests Violence by Police or Thugs Domestic Private Self-Employed Loss of Self-Employed Status / Loss of Vehicles Taxis Hundreds of Workers

Taxi Drivers Strike in Chibi, Hubei 0 Verified

00:14 Sep 08, 2008

[Note: Although Chibi belongs to Xianning, this is a separate strike from the one that occurred in Xianning later. In addition to the Aboluowang... More Information » « Less Information

Chibi, Chibi City, Xianning City, Hubei, People's Republic of China