Workers at Apple and IBM supply plant go on strike in China - rights group
ABOUT 1,000 workers at a plant in southern China that makes components for Apple and IBM went on strike this week, a rights group said, the latest in a string of labour disputes in the country.
Hundreds of police officers, some in riot gear, deployed after staff at the factory in the manufacturing hub of Shenzhen walked out Tuesday and blocked a highway to protest long working hours, China Labour Watch said.
Staff at the plant commonly worked 100 to 120 hours of overtime a month and said they also suffered a high rate of workplace injuries, mass layoffs of older workers and frequent verbal abuse by managers, the US-based group said.
The plant, which employs 3,000 people in the Pearl River Delta - home to millions of Chinese migrant workers - is owned by Taiwan's Jingyuan Computer Group, which supplies components to Apple and IBM.
The strike ended after the company promised to reduce the amount of overtime, the rights organization said in a statement. No one at the factory could immediately be reached for comment.
It was the latest in a recent spate of worker action in China, where strikes have historically been relatively rare as the country lacks truly independent trade unions.
More than 400 female workers at a bra factory in Shenzhen, which borders Hong Kong, cut off the power and downed tools this week after a manager told one to "jump off a roof and go to hell."
And last week, more than 7,000 workers at a factory in nearby Dongguan making New Balance, Adidas and Nike shoes went on strike, clashing with police in a protest over layoffs and wage cuts.
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-new...ina-rights-group/story-e6frfku0-1226205155166
Dear Frens,
if this go on, hopefully US companies will start moving back to the USA and keep the economy going. If US grows the world grows,,if not the world will still be in recession in 10 years time..
ABOUT 1,000 workers at a plant in southern China that makes components for Apple and IBM went on strike this week, a rights group said, the latest in a string of labour disputes in the country.
Hundreds of police officers, some in riot gear, deployed after staff at the factory in the manufacturing hub of Shenzhen walked out Tuesday and blocked a highway to protest long working hours, China Labour Watch said.
Staff at the plant commonly worked 100 to 120 hours of overtime a month and said they also suffered a high rate of workplace injuries, mass layoffs of older workers and frequent verbal abuse by managers, the US-based group said.
The plant, which employs 3,000 people in the Pearl River Delta - home to millions of Chinese migrant workers - is owned by Taiwan's Jingyuan Computer Group, which supplies components to Apple and IBM.
The strike ended after the company promised to reduce the amount of overtime, the rights organization said in a statement. No one at the factory could immediately be reached for comment.
It was the latest in a recent spate of worker action in China, where strikes have historically been relatively rare as the country lacks truly independent trade unions.
More than 400 female workers at a bra factory in Shenzhen, which borders Hong Kong, cut off the power and downed tools this week after a manager told one to "jump off a roof and go to hell."
And last week, more than 7,000 workers at a factory in nearby Dongguan making New Balance, Adidas and Nike shoes went on strike, clashing with police in a protest over layoffs and wage cuts.
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-new...ina-rights-group/story-e6frfku0-1226205155166
Dear Frens,
if this go on, hopefully US companies will start moving back to the USA and keep the economy going. If US grows the world grows,,if not the world will still be in recession in 10 years time..
