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KOK Strike in Kunshan

22:07 Jun 7 2010 Kunshan Jiangsu China

KOK Strike in Kunshan
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From Global Times:

Separately, a spokesperson for a Taiwanese-owned machinery firm in Kunshan, East China's Jiangsu Province, which was hit by a strike Monday, said Wednesday that employees had returned to work.

About 50 workers at the KOK Machinery factory in Kunshan were injured in a clash with police after about 2,000 assembly line workers went on strike Monday morning, demanding higher pay and improved working conditions, according to reports.

"The management and workers reached an agreement, including a deal on the wage issue," Dong Xueping, the company's deputy human resources official, told the Global Times Wednesday, without revealing details.

"Employees who took part in the strike will neither be punished nor sacked," Dong said, denying that anyone was injured during the incident.

From Lianhe Zaobao via QQ.com:

江苏省昆山市一家台资厂上星期天发生大罢工,超过2000名工人要求改善待遇不果,与镇暴警察发生冲突,据报造成50多人受伤。

  昆山市委宣传部工作人员昨天答复本报电话询问时说,上周六开始发生在书元机械企业(昆山)有限公司的事件“是员工与企业之间的纠纷,不是罢工,昨天已全部复工”。

  但工作人员表示不是很清楚具体情况。

  市委宣传部长周鸣稍后在接受本报电访时也说“已经全部正常了”,她否认网上的说法,表示没有人受伤,受伤的说法“只是听说,那不是事实”;至于据说发生在本周一的员工与警方冲突,“那是维持秩序”。

  她认为这是正常的劳资纠纷,所谓50多人受伤的报道完全不符合事实。她表示不清楚劳资之间的具体复工条件。

  书元机械公司总机值班人员也说已全部复工,但不愿透露具体情况。

  公司和昆山市政府昨天都没有对外发布任何说明,但据了解,公司可能已经答应员工的加薪要求。

  中国人权民运信息中心前天发布的消息指出,位于昆山花桥的台资企业书元机械厂近日爆发工潮,超过千名员工罢工超过三天,当地警方出动数百名警察,期间有工人在冲突中被打伤。

本报前天先后联络昆山市台湾事务办公室和市委宣传部人员,都没有获得任何说明。但网上有照片和消息披露此事。

  官方英文《中国日报》昨天也报道了事件。

  网上消息指出,事件起因是员工受到近日富士康调薪和日资本田汽车罢工事件影响,决定向资方提出13项条件,包括加薪、改善伙食、改善闷热恶劣的工作环境和保险福利等等,因为谈判不成,员工开始集体罢工,甚至一度冲上国道游行示威。

  香港英文《南华早报》引述一名女工的话说:“警察不分青红皂白地打人、踢人、踩踏每个人,不分男女。”女工说至少30人被捕。

  由于事发地点距离举办世博会的上海仅半小时车程,官方因忧虑事态扩大,派出200名镇暴警察戒备,在对峙数小时后,双方发生冲突,警方强制驱离造成50多人受伤,包括孕妇,据说其中有五人重伤。

  书元机械厂在花桥的厂已经17年,员工约3000人,主要是生产汽门油封、引擎垫片等车用橡胶零组件。

(摘自《联合早报网》)
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