Some sixty thousand workers went on strike at seven factories of the multinational Taiwanese shoe manufacturer Yue Yuen, in the Southern Chinese city of Dongguan on 14 April. Workers demanded their full social security entitlements and housing fund contributions. Workers from Yue Yuen first took strike action on 5 April, blocking a bridge to press their demands. Hundreds of riot police suppressed the demonstration. About 10 workers were arrested, as well as staff of an NGO providing legal advice. Four workers were beaten and hospitalised.
Some sixty thousand workers went on strike at seven factories of the multinational Taiwanese shoe manufacturer Yue Yuen, in the Southern Chinese city of Dongguan on 14 April. Workers demanded their full social security entitlements and housing fund contributions. Workers from Yue Yuen first took strike action on 5 April, blocking a bridge to press their demands. Hundreds of riot police suppressed the demonstration. About 10 workers were arrested, as well as staff of an NGO providing legal advice. Four workers were beaten and hospitalised.
