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Yuansheng Light Industrial Workers Strike in Shenzhen, Guangdong

00:40 Dec 11 2007 Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, Guangshen Yanjiang Expressway, 和平村, Shenzhen City, Guangdong, People's Republic of China

Description
From CLB:

Nearly 2,000 workers. Dissatisfaction at certain terms of the new employment contract workers are required to sign. Strike, demonstration at entrance of industrial zone,
representatives go to labour bureau with list of demands. After police intercept representatives and government officials intervene, management talks directly with workers,outcome unclear.

From RFA:

深圳一间台资企业的二千名员工周一开始罢工,抗议公司在续约时附加多项苛刻条款,员工认为合同违反劳动法,两百多名员工周四下午前往劳动局请愿时,被大批公安阻挠,最后有近百员工成功突破封锁,劳动局介入与资方协商未果,员工指会继续罢工直至问题获得解决。(冯日遥报道)

深圳元升轻工实业有限公司位于长圳村工业区的厂房,全厂二千多名员工周一起开始罢工,抗议厂方在本月底员工陆续约满前,在新订的合约上增加苛刻条款,员工认为不合理及违反劳动法,罢工要求厂方修改合约条文,其中一名员工张小姐周四接受本台访问时表示,早上区劳动局派员到厂房与负责人协商不果,员工对此不满,周四下午前往市劳动局请愿时,被大批公安强行阻挠,最后近一百人成功闯破公安封锁。

她说:老板完全没有回覆我们要求,我们决定到劳动局请愿,走到中途时,遇上大批派出所的公安,他们组成人墙阻挡我们前行,我们没有理会,硬闯过去,可能是老板怕罢工事件闹大,所以叫警察前来设封锁,最后把部份员工摊回厂房。

闯破公安封锁走到市劳动局请愿的员工李小姐指,他们近一百人去到劳动局门前,要求官员接见他们,劳动局要求他们选出数名代表入内协商,经数小时的劳资三方谈判后,厂方负责人表示愿意作出部份修改,但员工们仍然不满意,最后劳动局官员承诺会与厂方继续斡旋,员工最后才和平离开。

李小姐指,大部份员工已在厂房工作了十几年,但公司一直拖欠我们的加班费,直至本月初,二千多名员工的劳动合约陆续到期,公司提出的新约订明有权随时增加员工的工作时间,调配员工的工作岗位等,最令他们不满的,是合约内订明员工以往被拖欠的加班费及年资,将被一笔勾消,她批评公司老板实在欺人太甚。她说:在新合同上订明员工签字后,以往的加班费及年资全被一次性清算,那我们被拖欠多年的加班费及年资怎样可以讨回,公司拖欠员工不少加班费的,这全是违法的。李小姐表示,周五员工仍然会继续罢工,直至问题获得解决为止。

本台致电元升实业公司,查问罢工一事,人事部一名负责人否认有人罢工,其后就立即挂断电话。

深圳台资的元升轻工实业公司成立于九一年,现有员工二千多人,主要从事礼品,家居庭园装饰产品的生产及销售等

This protest seems to have continued further into the month. From CLB on December 31:

Over 170 workers. Dismissed employees demand overtime pay and monetary compensation. Blockade of company entrance. Outcome unclear.
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