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Wuhan Thermos Factory Workers Protest

06:16 Dec 28 2007 Wuchang, 武昌火车站东广场, 首义路街道, Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei, 430070, People's Republic of China

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[Note: Thermoses are considered "gifts" here, and I am assuming the factory was an SOE, given its housing allowance]

From CLB:

Over 100 workers. Protest against compulsory demolition of worker housing for relocation.
Roadblock. Dispersed by police, outcome
unclear.

From Boxun:

今天上午,在武汉的维权人士彭永胜给我们发来消息说,武汉保温瓶厂职工正在堵马路。

随后,我们联系上了保温瓶厂的职工刘先生,据刘先生介绍,今天上午九点钟左右,保温瓶厂近百名职工将位于武汉保温瓶厂门前的一条马路给堵了,到十点钟左右,现场来了三、四十名防暴警察,将堵路职工强行驱散了。

据维权人士彭永胜和保温瓶厂职工刘先生告诉我们,不久前,武汉东湖新技术开发区管委会通过招投标,将武汉保温瓶厂厂区,以5.65亿元的高价卖给了一家名为“紫松集团”的房地产公司,用于商品房开发。这次土地拍卖的价格,刷新了武昌地区的历史纪录。然而,当局要求居住在武汉保温瓶厂简易宿舍的职工搬迁时,只口头承诺每家补偿5000元,并随即拆除了八十多户职工宿舍中的八户,职工们对此非常不满。

2007-11-29,武汉保温瓶厂职工就展开了抗议强拆的行为,当天下午16点30分,武汉保温瓶厂职工爬上了厂区旁边一家超市的楼顶,拉起了“官商勾结,毁我家园!”的横幅,抗议武汉东湖新技术开发区管委会的暴力拆迁行为。职工们爬上高楼后,虽然引来了众人围观,但武汉东湖开发区政府官员到现场看看后就走了。

武汉保温瓶厂职工表示,他们的房子随时面临强拆,他们还会用行动来抗议这种严重侵权行为,我们将继续关注事态的发展。
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