Tag: Unpaid wages

Workers Go Gangnam Style to Demand Unpaid Wages

The withholding of wages owed to migrant workers often sparks protest in China. In the lead-up to Spring Festival – the only time of the year that many migrant laborers have the chance to see their families – these protests tend to become more common as unpaid wages keep migrants from buying their tickets home. Many innovative methods of protest have been used in the past to demand long

January 24, 2013 3:31 PM

Foxconn Plant Open, But Broader Issues Persist

Foxconn’s Taiyuan plant reopened on Tuesday morning after closing due to a worker riot, and the company expects lit

September 25, 2012 10:08 PM

Child Protesters Reap Success For Migrant Workers

Children of migrant laborers who had long been owed wages from a tourism company in Dali, Yunnan province joined their pa

August 22, 2012 6:37 PM

Protesters Clash with Police in Southern China

After a migrant worker was stabbed in Chaozhou Guangdong, when he demanded his unpaid wages, hundreds of people clashed w

June 7, 2011 9:57 PM

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