Grève ouvrière : affrontement à 东莞 Dongguan (广东 Guangdong) – 17 novembre 2011

Over 10,000 workers besiege shoe factory in massive strike in Dongguan

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 By Ma Latang

Thousands of workers in Dongguan, Guangdong Province staged a massive strike against new regulations imposed by their factory management on Thursday. Thousands of workers besieged their factory in Dongguan’s Huangjiang Township and blockaded the town’s main road. At one point, protesters were said to have numbered over 10,000. Conflicts broke out between riot police and protesting workers as the police tried to prevent workers from approaching the government building. Dozens of workers reportedly suffered head wounds after they were beaten by riot police.

The strike lasted about 2 hours, and now workers have returned to the factory.

The factory involved is « Yucheng Shoe Factory » (裕成鞋厂) which makes shoes mainly for New Balance. Its parent company is Pou Chen Group (宝成工业集团), which provides OEM services to top global sports brands such as Nike, Adidas and Reebok.

Tough regulations led to the strike

According to Radio France International, the riot erupted due to the widely-condemned new regulations set by the factory management, which even imposes restrictions on toilet visits. Read more…

全球最大名牌运动鞋产商东莞工厂爆工潮

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发表日期 2011年 11月 18日 –

曾经是香港股市恒生指数成分股的台资企业裕元工业，旗下位于东莞的裕成鞋厂17日有8000员工举行罢工并集体上街，抗议厂房订下新规过于苛刻，加上公司计划裁员又大幅调低福利，当局调派防暴警到场镇压，触发流血冲突，至少数十人受伤。官方证实事件，称劳动部门介入调停，又强调事件已平息。

事件凸显受环球经济不景气等因素影响，素有广东工业重镇之称的东莞近期已出现多次外资工厂倒闭潮，今年一至十月，东莞已有450间外资企业关门停业。

据香港传媒报道，位于东莞黄江镇的裕成鞋厂，从17日上午起，即被工人重重包围，人群随后堵塞黄江大道，全镇交通几乎陷入瘫痪，聚集人数一度突破万人。现场消息指，至下午时分当局调派近千名防暴警到场，阻止工人游行到镇政府示威，双方爆发冲突，数十名员工被警棍追打，头破血流。

据了解，厂方近日颁布十一条新厂规，被工人斥为「霸王条款」，包括「七点到八点」不准上厕所等，引起工人极大不满。这场劳资纷争，早在上月27日已经爆发。裕成鞋厂以定单减少、经营困难为由，突然解雇18名工作了10年以上的中层主管。被炒主管认为厂方程序违法、补偿不足，发起连续多日的抗议，双方谈判陷入僵局。

有消息指，裕成鞋厂向这些主管开刀，是为内迁江西做准备。宝成集团从上世纪80年代末，开始追逐低廉生产环境，将工厂开到大陆，目前在珠三角的珠海、东莞、中山和河源均设有厂房。更多…

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~ par Alain Bertho sur 19 novembre 2011.

Publié dans émeutes, riots, 暴動

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