Honda strike a turning point for China's nascent workers' movement China Worker
11.06.10
But the strikes are not limited to the Pearl River Delta; they have spread to the Yangtze River Delta near Shanghai, and to inland provinces. In Shaanxi province, 900 workers employed by Brother, a Japanese maker of industrial sewing machines, staged a walkout from 3-10 June. In Shanghai’s Pudong district, a subsidiary of Foxconn, TPO Displays, was yesterday hit by a “near total walkout” over the company’s relocation plans. A “near unanimous” strike by several hundred rubber workers broke out on Friday 4 June at KOK International in Kunshan, Jiangsu province. These workers are striking for pay rises, for overtime pay and against the company’s non-payment of social security and injury insurance. Around 50 workers were injured in clashes with police last weekend: “The police beat us indiscriminately... They kicked and stomped on everybody, no matter whether they were male or female,” said one woman worker. At least seven strikers have
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