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From WSWS:

Strikes are especially prominent in China’s largest export hub, Guangdong province. On February 20, 200 workers at the Japanese Sumitomo Corporation’s factory in Dongguan’s Shatian township went on strike. The plant makes metal parts for microwave ovens and fridges. After taking over another local firm, the company is shifting production there, workers were concerned their serving years will be reduced to zero at the new factory, which affects their medical benefits and pensions. Three hundred riot police were sent to break up the sit-in protest by workers last Monday.

On the same day, a thousand workers at a Taiwanese-owned sport shoe factory in Shaoxing [sic?] city blocked a major highway in protest over the lack of compensation as the firm relocates to merge with a larger factory. The local labour bureau ignored their demands, forcing workers to take the desperate action. About 100 riot police were mobilised and threatened to disperse them.

From CLB:

2月20日， 广东肇庆市台资中杰鞋业旗下肇杰鞋厂爆發大規模工潮，过千工人集体罢工数百名工人走出工厂堵塞国道抗议，导致火车站附近交通大瘫痪。当地派出过百警员及防暴警察到场，双方一度爆发冲突。港媒称，厂方领导立场软化，愿与工人谈判，工人陆续返回厂内，工潮才暂告平息。

From Oriental Daily:

不滿無搬遷補償　一度衝突
參與罷工的工人指公司近日擬把鞋廠遷往高要市，但拒絕向員工發放搬遷補償，員工不滿向勞動局投訴不果，遂發動罷工和堵路抗議，冀引起當局介入斡旋。

數百工人昨早堵塞三二一國道，過百警員及防暴警察到場戒備，並試圖驅趕工人，雙方一度發生輕微衝突，未知有否工人受傷或被捕。其後，廠方領導立場軟化，願與工人談判，工人陸續返回廠內，工潮才暫告平息。據悉，涉事鞋廠成立於一九九○年，主要生產運動鞋，擁有逾千名員工。

From i-sx.net:

今日位居广东省肇庆市！肇杰鞋厂，从早上七点半将近六百人将厂门口的一条G321国道堵死，直至上午十点！才让路人通行，其目的是为了引起政府部门注意，希望政府为他们做主！一个搬迁的工厂不按照劳动法相关条例给予补偿，从而人心不服！各位看到的人帮忙转转，让所有人看到这个坑人的工厂，谢谢。