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\nHundreds of migrant workers protesting over unpaid wages in Guangdong Province were beaten by thugs hired by their company, according to news reports. The AP is reporting<\/a> that one protester was killed while Xinhua says <\/a>no-one was killed but one man is in critical condition. From BBC:\n<\/p>\n

\nNearly 300 workers went on strike last Friday after they had gone four months without wages while working on the construction site of a hydropower station at Heyuan, local media reported.<\/p>\n

They were said to be demanding their salaries from the Fuyuan energy firm when as many as 300 armed men arrived at the site. [Full text]<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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