Wu Guijun has been in jail for a year waiting to be tried for ‘gathering a crowd and disturbing the order of public transportation’. This was in relation to a demonstration held by workers at Diweixin, a furniture maker in May 2013. The workers were protesting against the company’s refusal to meet with them over the planned closure of the plant. Wu’s supporters were again present at the hearing as they had been before. Wu faces up to 5 years in jail if convicted. His trial is a part of an ongoing pattern of harassment against workplace labour activists in China.
Wu Guijun has been in jail for a year waiting to be tried for ‘gathering a crowd and disturbing the order of public transportation’. This was in relation to a demonstration held by workers at Diweixin, a furniture maker in May 2013. The workers were protesting against the company’s refusal to meet with them over the planned closure of the plant. Wu’s supporters were again present at the hearing as they had been before. Wu faces up to 5 years in jail if convicted. His trial is a part of an ongoing pattern of harassment against workplace labour activists in China.
