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Yongxiang Shoe Factory Workers Protest in Guangzhou

19:24 Oct 15 2005 Guangzhou, 环市西路, 流花街道, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong, 510180, People's Republic of China

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On October 15, 2005, more than 200 workers from the Yongxiang Shoe Factory in the Baiyun District of Guangzhou blocked the sidewalk in front of the factory gates, demanding their wages. According to a report on the Baiyun District government website, the factory, a joint-venture between a Taiwanese company and the Jiahe Sub-District of Baiyun, was bankrupted by the Taiwanese partner leaving 1.6 million yuan in unpaid wages.
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