Workers Strike in Shanghai Factory Enters Sixth Day
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More than 200 workers are entering the sixth day of a strike at a Singapore-owned electronics plant in Shanghai. The workers are protesting what they say is a management plan for mass layoffs.
More than 200 Chinese workers at a Singapore-owned electronics plant in Shanghai are on the sixth day of a strike... protesting management plans for mass layoffs and a relocation of staff as police look on.
The workers held a banner demanding compensation, and blocked the entrance to the factory. It's owned by Hi-P International in the Pudong district of China's commercial hub. Hi-P's customers include Apple and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion.
The strike began last Wednesday due to a plan to relocate the plant to Nanhui - another suburb of Shanghai - amid concerns over lack of compensation.
Last week, the company said it was discussing the matter with workers, with the support of authorities and the labor union.
But the striking employees say there is still no resolution to the conflict and plan to continue their strike. Their main concern is that workers who don't want to move to the new factory will not receive compensation.
[Ms. Ye, Factory Worker]:
"Us factory workers were fine working at this factory, but they suddenly told us they were going to move. If they want to move, at least they should give a satisfactory explanation for those of us who have worked so hard in recent years. It isn't possible for them to just ask us to pack our bags and leave (with no compensation)."
Strikers say they refused to sign agreements stipulating that their jobs would be terminated by the end of the year without compensation.
Hi-P International said the strike had "no material impact" to the company's production. But striking workers countered this, saying the plant's operations were now at a standstill.
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These are the people who make your iPhones and iPads, they don't look happy, so of course if you buy apple products - it's your fault.
A1R5N1P3R 2 months ago 2
just like american factories when they closed down.
heresteven 2 months ago