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Chinese factory worker sets fire to textile plant over 800 yuan in unpaid wages (rfa.org)
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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/30901392

A Chinese factory employee set fire to a textile plant in China’s southwestern Sichuan province in his frustration over unpaid wages of just 800 yuan (or US$111), according to videos posted on social media and eyewitness accounts shared with Radio Free Asia.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2020/12/14/violence-erupts-at-iphone-factory-in-india-over-alleged-unpaid-wages-apple-investigating-incident/

Reminds me of this incident in India.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago

There was also a more recent victory of Samsung workers against the company in Tamil Nadu, just a few weeks ago I think