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Casa Furniture Workers Strike in Dongguan, Guangdong

04:19 Jun 5 2007 Dongguan, Dongguan City, Guangdong, People's Republic of China

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From CLB:

Over 80 workers. Demands for higher pay rates, overtime back-pay and better food. Strike, representatives go to labor bureau with petition. Labor bureau rejects petition, worker representatives sacked.

A slightly different date from Boxun:

6月6日,广东东莞南城区法仕家具厂又发生罢工事件,工人罢工的目的就是要求厂方提高工资,补发加班费,改善伙食等,厂里同意只给一次性补偿100元。

Also from Boxun:

民生观察刚刚得到的消息,广东东莞法仕家俱厂三十多位工人代表今天到东莞市劳动局罢工请愿.

工人们反映,他们多次向东莞市劳动局投诉法仕家俱厂克扣工人工资,歧视工人、剥削工人,大家要求按劳动法结算工资。对于工人们的要求,东莞市劳动局不履行监察职责,迟迟不调查不处理这件事。现在,东莞市劳动局又将皮球踢给下属的南城区劳动分局。

到今天,工人们反映的问题仍没得到解决,他们今天被迫派代表到劳动局罢工请愿。一些工人表示,如果事情今天仍没有进展,明天他们将采取更大的行动,甚至要去堵路。
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