On May 1, International Labour Day, workers at Ningxia Shengyan Group (Pingluo County) continued their protest over unpaid wages. The company, based in Shizuishan, recently announced it has officially ceased operations.
Shanxi Yuncheng Homeowners Use Bricks to Repel Forced Demolition Forklift (2026.05.01)
In Fuzeyuan residential compound, Yanhu District, Yuncheng, Shanxi, a perimeter wall was recently demolished by force after local authorities and a developer claimed it encroached on land designated for the neighboring Ronggao Haoting development. On May 1, as Fuzeyuan residents began rebuilding the wall, the developer dispatched excavators to tear it down again. Residents fought back on the spot, hurling bricks at the machinery, and the excavators were ultimately forced to withdraw.
On April 30, at the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum scenic area in Nanjing, Jiangsu, an elderly man selling popsicles was pinned to the ground for an extended period by four urban management officers (Chengguan) after a dispute broke out over their attempt to evict him.
On April 28, dozens of former First Automobile Works (FAW) Daewoo employees—now former employees of SAIC-GM Dongyue Motors—gathered at the gates of the SAIC-GM plant in Yantai, Shandong. They were there to demand the payout of exclusive welfare funds designated for Chinese staff when FAW-Daewoo was acquired by SAIC-GM Dongyue. According to employees, while staff from the three spin-off branches of the original FAW-Daewoo have already received their respective payments, those who remained at the Dongyue headquarters have not received a cent. Over 50 million yuan in special funds reportedly remains stuck in the account.
On April 29, in Gu’an County, Langfang, Hebei Province, villagers from Bai Village—who have yet to receive their resettlement housing eight years after demolition and have faced long-term arrears in transition subsidies—once again blocked the gates of the county government office.
On April 29, a Beijing resident posted a complaint online regarding a safety hazard on city buses. The commuter noticed that the bus windows had been permanently bolted shut with screws, making them impossible to open. This raises serious concerns that in the event of a fire or other emergencies, the sealed windows would severely hinder emergency escapes.
While the resident expressed confusion over the bus group’s motives, it is understood that this is an extreme security measure implemented by the authorities. The goal is to prevent petitioners from throwing leaflets out of bus windows, a tactic that prioritizes political control over passenger safety. This practice is not new; it has been in place for a long time, with its origins tracing back as far as 2012.
Recent footage from workers at Innolux (Ningbo) exposes a dehumanizing management practice: staff are coerced into wearing uniforms branded with oversized personal names on the back. The font size used by the company far exceeds that found on prisoner uniforms in China, sparking allegations of systemic humiliation against its workforce. (April 28, 2026)
From April 28 to 29, hundreds of workers at Zhanjiang Shuanghu Food Co., Ltd. in Guangdong staged a two-day collective strike. The protest was sparked by the company’s decision to force employees to cover corporate Value-Added Tax (VAT) through direct deductions from their wages.
At the same time that Chinese state media was cranking up its propaganda campaign against “lying flat,” the “Yesterday” project documented a grim reality: four delivery workers collapsed and died from overwork within just three days (April 26-28). In Jinhua, Zhejiang, one female worker wept as she shared her struggle: “I honestly wouldn’t suggest anyone join this industry. It’s so tiring, so hard. You’re just an animal—a nameless, faceless beast of burden.”