「中国国企满世界欠薪，“一带一路”变“一欠一路”（2025.11.05）」11月5日，来自几内亚西芒杜铁矿项目的一则罢工消息，在社交媒体上迅速引发全球中国海外劳工的关注。消息显示，该项目承建方山西建投公司长期拖欠中国工人工资，工人被迫连续三个月无薪工作，最终集体罢工、堵路维权。

当工人将相关视频与信息上传网络后，短时间内，来自非洲、东南亚、中东乃至欧洲的中国劳工纷纷留言，讲述自己所在项目同样被拖欠薪资的经历。这些零散的信息，拼凑出一个触目惊心而又长期被忽视的现实：中国国有企业在全球范围内的欠薪问题，正逐渐呈现出系统化、常态化的趋势。

根据不完全统计，工人所提到的欠薪事件波及亚洲、非洲、欧洲、美洲和大洋洲五大洲，涉及几内亚、坦桑尼亚、沙特阿拉伯、白俄罗斯、柬埔寨等十四个国家。被指拖欠薪资的企业几乎涵盖中国对外基建投资的中坚力量，包括中铁集团、中建集团、中国水电、中石油、中石化、中电建、中冶集团、中土公司、山西建投等。工人被拖欠工资的时间短则数月，长则半年甚至更久。

过去十余年，“一带一路”被中国政府视为国家级战略，用以展示中国的国际影响力与发展愿景。然而现实却是，多个项目的实际结果与最初承诺之间存在巨大落差，不少工程陷入停摆或烂尾。意大利、菲律宾、巴拿马等国甚至先后宣布退出相关合作。

与此同时，数以万计的海外中国劳工也逐渐陷入困境：他们在异国他乡修筑铁路、水坝、公路，干最苦的工作。但当项目因财政危机或政局动荡而停工时，他们往往成为最先被抛弃的一群人。他们拿不到自己的血汗钱，还要被公司甚至警察以“维护国家形象”“理解国家困难”为由，禁止在网络上求助。一旦他们尝试在网络上发声，便会遭遇威胁与压制，发布的信息通常也在数小时内被删除一空。

这些中国国有企业不仅拖欠中国工人工资，也拖欠当地人工资。不过，由于当地劳工受本国法律和工会保护，加之没有中国工人那么多软肋，拖欠他们工资更容易引发罢工甚至暴力冲突。所以，相对于当地工人，中国工人的工资更容易被拖欠。

如今，在中国的官方叙事中，“一带一路”已很少被提及。而那条曾被中共宣传为“现代丝绸之路”的“一带一路”，正在逐渐沦为充满烂尾和欠薪的“一欠一路”

Chinese State-Owned Enterprises Owe Wages Worldwide: “Belt and Road” Becomes “Owe and Road” (Nov 5, 2025)

On November 5, news of a strike at the Simandou iron mine project in Guinea quickly drew attention from Chinese overseas workers worldwide. Reports indicated that Shanxi Construction Investment, the project contractor, had long withheld wages from Chinese workers, forcing them to work unpaid for three consecutive months. Eventually, the workers staged a strike and blocked roads to demand payment.

After workers uploaded videos and information online, Chinese laborers from Africa, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and even Europe quickly responded, sharing their own experiences of unpaid wages on similar projects. These scattered accounts reveal a shocking and long-ignored reality: wage arrears by Chinese state-owned enterprises worldwide are becoming systematic and normalized.

According to incomplete statistics, reported cases of unpaid wages span five continents—Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania—and involve fourteen countries, including Guinea, Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, Belarus, and Cambodia. Companies accused of withholding wages include the backbone of China’s overseas infrastructure investment: China Railway Group, China State Construction, China Hydropower, PetroChina, Sinopec, PowerChina, China Metallurgical Group, China National Earthquake Engineering, and Shanxi Construction Investment. Workers have been left unpaid for months, sometimes over half a year.

For more than a decade, China has promoted the “Belt and Road Initiative” as a national-level strategy to showcase its international influence and development vision. In reality, however, many projects fall far short of their initial promises, with some halted or left unfinished. Italy, the Philippines, and Panama have even withdrawn from related projects.

Meanwhile, tens of thousands of Chinese overseas workers are increasingly vulnerable. They build railways, dams, and roads in foreign countries, performing the hardest labor. When projects stall due to financial crises or political instability, these workers are often the first to be abandoned. They cannot collect their hard-earned wages and are frequently prevented by companies—or even local authorities—from seeking help online under the pretext of “protecting national image” or “understanding national difficulties.” Any attempt to speak out online is met with threats and suppression, and posts are often deleted within hours.

These Chinese state-owned enterprises also withhold wages from local workers. However, local laborers are generally protected by national laws and labor unions and are less vulnerable than Chinese workers. Delaying their pay is more likely to provoke strikes or even violent conflict. As a result, Chinese workers’ wages are more easily withheld.

Today, in China’s official narrative, the “Belt and Road” is rarely mentioned. The initiative, once promoted as a “modern Silk Road,” is increasingly turning into a route defined by unfinished projects and unpaid wages—a true “Owe and Road.”

近日，浙江温州发生了一起令人痛心的悲剧。11月3日，在温州市鹿城区中国鞋都产业园区三期，一名鞋厂员工从六楼坠下，不幸身亡。死者是温州雅朵鞋业有限公司的一名工人。

据死者家属透露，死者生前患病在身，却仍被迫带病长时间工作。在长期的高强度劳动和巨大的精神压力下，最终选择了以极端的方式结束生命。

事发后，死者家属于11月5日至7日连续三天在雅朵鞋业门口讨说法，要求厂方给予合理解释与赔偿。但家属表示，厂方至今拒绝沟通和承担责任。

事件曝光后，引发温州及周边工人社群的广泛关注与愤慨。大量工人通过网络发声，揭露中国制造业尤其是温州鞋厂普遍存在的恶劣劳动环境：

1. 超长工时、休息缺失：多名工人表示，几乎所有温州鞋厂每月都只休息一天，每天工作超过12小时。

2. 病假难请：工人表示“请假看病还要医院开证明，不然按旷工处理。”“不舒服想请假，管理不同意，说要么辞职，要么自己花钱请人顶班。”

温州雅朵鞋业的悲剧并非孤例。在中国，从沿海制造基地到内陆代工工厂，超时、超负荷劳动普遍存在，因过度劳累而导致伤亡的事件层出不穷。11月6日，在广东深圳深奇浩智造公司，一名工人在车间不幸死亡后，面对前来维权的家属，工厂负责人竟以V字手势挑衅，这一行为充分暴露出一线工人在管理方眼中的卑微地位。

长期以来，在中国官方的叙事里，中国以“世界工厂、制造大国”而自豪。不过，背后的代价却是无数普通工人在系统性的超时与超负荷劳动中被压榨，健康、尊严甚至生命被不断牺牲。

这种以牺牲人权为基础的“效率”和“利润”模式，使得所谓的“制造大国”，本质上其实是一个大型的现代化奴隶工厂。

[Shoe Factory Worker Forced to Work While Sick, Jumps to Death Under Overwhelming Pressure (Nov 5–7, 2025)]

A heartbreaking tragedy recently took place in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province. On November 3, at Phase III of the China Shoe Capital Industrial Park in Lucheng District, a shoe factory worker fell from the sixth floor and died. The victim was an employee of Wenzhou Yaduo Shoes Co., Ltd.

According to the victim’s family, the worker had been ill but was still forced to work long hours despite their condition. Under prolonged, high-intensity labor and enormous mental pressure, the worker ultimately ended their life in an extreme act of despair.

After the incident, the victim’s family gathered in front of Yaduo Shoes for three consecutive days, from November 5 to 7, demanding an explanation and compensation from the company. However, they said the factory has so far refused to communicate or take responsibility.

The incident sparked widespread outrage among workers in Wenzhou and surrounding areas. Many took to social media to expose the harsh working conditions that are widespread across China’s manufacturing sector—particularly in Wenzhou’s shoe factories:

1. Excessive working hours and lack of rest: Multiple workers reported that nearly all Wenzhou shoe factories allow only one day off per month, with workdays exceeding 12 hours.
2. Difficult or denied sick leave: Workers said, “If you want to see a doctor, you must present a hospital certificate or it’s counted as absenteeism.” “If you feel unwell and ask for leave, management refuses, saying either resign or pay someone to cover your shift yourself.”

The tragedy at Wenzhou Yaduo Shoes is not an isolated case. Across China—from coastal manufacturing hubs to inland subcontracting factories—overwork and excessive labor are widespread, and deaths from exhaustion occur frequently. On November 6, at Shenzhen Shenqi Hao Manufacturing in Guangdong, a worker died in the workshop. When the bereaved family came to seek justice, the factory manager responded with a provocative “V” hand gesture—exposing the contempt with which frontline workers are often regarded by management.

For decades, China’s official narrative has celebrated the country’s identity as the “world’s factory” and a “manufacturing powerhouse.” Yet behind this pride lies the systemic exploitation of ordinary workers, whose health, dignity, and even lives are repeatedly sacrificed through relentless overwork.

This model of “efficiency” and “profit” built on the violation of human rights reveals that the so-called “manufacturing powerhouse” is, in essence, nothing more than a vast modern-day slave factory.

「官员、银行联手侵吞6000万存款，村民维权被判刑（2025.11.06）」截至11月6日，重庆市奉节县永安镇的数十名村民，已在中国农业银行奉节夔州路支行连续坚守了三周。他们不是在等待取款，而是在讨要一笔高达六千多万元的巨额存款——这笔钱，原是他们在1997年为配合三峡工程建设而失去土地的征地补偿。在过去的二十多年间，这笔资金仿佛凭空“消失”，而村民的漫漫讨款路，却成了一部充满暴力与悲剧的维权史，多名村民因此被殴打、关押，甚至被判刑，但巨款至今分文未回。

事件的根源，要追溯到1997年。当时，因三峡工程奉节新县城的建设，永安镇原十里村、桂井村、白马村的数千亩土地被当地征收。据村民透露，当地政府曾口头承诺每亩给予7000元赔偿。然而，接下来的操作却彻底违背了程序和承诺。时任奉节县委书记刘本荣等人在未经村民同意的情况下，私自将这笔补偿款存入了永安镇的农业银行等四家银行。直到1999年，这笔本该用于安家立业的征地款，才以远低于承诺价的金额，通过存折的形式发放到村民手中。然而，村民发现这些存折徒有其表：它们既无本金，也无利息，形同废纸，根本无法取出任何款项。两年后的2001年，当地政府更进一步，采取了强制收缴手段——以每个存折9954元的价格，并以限制小孩入学等方式作为威胁，强行收走了部分村民的存折。另一部分没有交出存折的村民，至今仍分文未获。当他们前往银行追问存款下落时，得到的答复令人震惊：银行行长告知，这笔征地款已经被某位县领导转走，至于具体是哪位领导，则被行长以“秘密”为由而拒绝透露。与此同时，当地官员则冷酷的宣称：“土地是国家的，补偿归政府所有。”然而，村民们驳斥道，他们的土地早在1981年便已分配到户。

在过去的二十多年里，村民们从未放弃，但他们的维权行动，迎来的却是持续不断的打压与暴力侵害。他们不仅没有拿回属于自己的补偿款，反而多次遭到警察和政府人员的殴打及关押，至少有5名村民在这期间被判刑。据村民透露，即便是几位六旬老人，也未能逃过被公职人员以“脱去衣裤、作老虎凳”等方式羞辱和虐待。

打压在近年更是升级。2024年6月，邓维碧、李绳杰、杨金风等六人前往北京上访，途中被奉节县政府派出的截访人员抓走，其中包括现任奉节县公安局长兼副县委书记熊锦望。据村民描述，六人随后被关进了北京丰台区的一处“黑监狱”并遭到暴力对待：李绳杰被恐吓至大小便失禁；邓维碧头部被击，牙齿脱落、听力受损；杨金风手指骨折，伤情触目惊心。

回到这场已持续三周的维权行动，面对村民的质问，涉事银行仍旧推诿，甚至以暂停营业为由规避责任。而当地政府则派出大量工作人员与警察到场“维稳”。那笔消失的六千万元存款，不仅是村民失地后的唯一保障，更是延续二十余年的权力侵害的明证。村民的维权之路，依旧漫长而艰难。

Officials and Bank Collude to Embezzle 60 Million Yuan in Deposits — Villagers’ Fight for Justice Ends in Prison Sentences (Nov. 6, 2025)

As of November 6, dozens of villagers from Yong’an Town, Fengjie County, Chongqing, have been standing outside the Agricultural Bank of China’s Kuizhou Road branch for three consecutive weeks. They are not there to withdraw money—they are demanding the return of more than 60 million yuan in missing deposits. The funds were originally land compensation issued to them in 1997, after their farmland was seized for the construction of the Three Gorges Project. Over the past two decades, the money has seemingly “vanished,” and the villagers’ long struggle to reclaim it has turned into a tragic story of violence and persecution. Many have been beaten, detained, or imprisoned, yet the missing millions have never been recovered.

The origins of the case date back to 1997, when thousands of mu of farmland belonging to Shili, Guijing, and Baima villages in Yong’an Town were expropriated for the relocation of Fengjie’s new county seat. According to villagers, the local government had verbally promised compensation of 7,000 yuan per mu. However, what followed blatantly violated both legal procedure and official promises. Then–Fengjie County Party Secretary Liu Benrong and others allegedly deposited the compensation funds into several banks, including the Agricultural Bank of China’s Yong’an branch, without the villagers’ consent.In 1999, the villagers finally received passbooks that supposedly represented their land compensation, but the amounts recorded were far below what had been promised. Worse still, when villagers tried to withdraw their funds, they discovered that the passbooks were meaningless—no principal, no interest, and no access to any money. In 2001, the local government went a step further: it forcibly reclaimed some villagers’ passbooks at a fixed price of 9,954 yuan each, threatening to bar their children from attending school if they refused to comply.Those who refused to hand over their passbooks have never received any compensation. When they went to the bank to inquire about their missing deposits, they were told that the funds had been transferred away by a county leader—the bank manager refused to name who, citing “confidentiality.” Local officials, meanwhile, coldly asserted that “the land belongs to the state, and the compensation belongs to the government.” The villagers countered that their farmland had been contracted to individual households in 1981, long before the expropriation.

For more than two decades, the villagers have refused to give up. Yet their pursuit of justice has been met with relentless suppression and violence. Not only have they failed to recover their lost compensation, but they have also endured arbitrary beatings, detentions, and imprisonment. At least five villagers have been sentenced to prison. According to witnesses, even elderly villagers in their sixties were stripped, tied to “tiger benches,” and tortured by officials.

The repression has only intensified in recent years. In June 2024, six villagers—including Deng Weibi, Li Shengjie, and Yang Jinfeng—traveled to Beijing to petition the central government. They were intercepted by Fengjie authorities, including current county police chief and deputy Party secretary Xiong Jinwang, and detained in a “black jail” in Beijing’s Fengtai District. Villagers say the six were brutally beaten: Li Shengjie was terrorized to the point of losing control of his bowels; Deng Weibi suffered head injuries, lost teeth, and partial hearing; Yang Jinfeng had his fingers broken.

Now, as this latest protest enters its third week, the bank continues to dodge responsibility—closing its doors and claiming to be “temporarily closed”—while the local government has dispatched large numbers of police and officials to “maintain stability.” The vanished 60 million yuan is not just the villagers’ lost livelihood after losing their land—it is evidence of more than two decades of systemic abuse of power. The villagers’ struggle for justice continues, though the road ahead remains long and perilous.

「山西数百村民围堵市政府，抗议天然气价暴涨（2025.11.05）」山西介休的数百名村民，本周三聚集在市政府门前，抗议当地天然气价格突然大幅上涨，市政府大门一度被堵。

此次事件的起因，源于介休市推行的“煤改气”政策。宋古乡三道河村作为该市首个“禁煤村”试点，于2017年被介休政府以环保和推广清洁能源为由，拆除了所有燃煤供暖设施，并大规模安装天然气壁挂炉。当时，介休政府曾承诺多项补贴以鼓励村民配合：包括每户每年用气在1120立方米以内的，每一立方米补贴1元、壁挂锅炉补贴 4000 元以及开户管网补贴 2800 元。村民曾计算，在有补贴的情况下，使用天然气取暖成本低于传统燃煤。

然而，由于天然气价格的突然上涨，村民发现，他们已经承受不起冬季取暖费用。2025年10月22日，介休市发展和改革局和介休市住房和城乡建设局联合发布文件，将居民用管道天然气销售价格从 2.61 元/立方米上调至 2.97 元/立方米，并相应调整阶梯价格，最高达到 4.45 元/立方米，涨价幅度远超村民承受能力。

对此，村民异常愤怒，纷纷谴责政府当初以环保为名，强行“一刀切”拆除锅炉、禁止烧煤，如今却任由天然气费用大幅增加，让村民来承担高昂的清洁能源代价。一名村民在社交媒体上哭诉：“三道河老百姓活不下去了，过冬取暖成了大问题，根本不敢开天然气。”另有村民表示，去年冬季取暖支出就高达 5000 元，形容收费如“无底洞”。部分村民要求取消禁煤令，改用价格相对便宜的燃煤集中供暖。10月3日，村民曾前往乡政府抗议，但未获回应。

在10月5日的抗议现场，由于市政府保安禁止村民进入办公区，愤怒的村民随即围堵了市政府大门，高喊口号，要求取消不合理的天然气涨价政策。截至目前，当地市政府尚未就村民的诉求作出正式回应。

Hundreds of Villagers in Shanxi Surround City Government to Protest Soaring Natural Gas Prices (Nov. 5, 2025)

Hundreds of villagers in Jiexiu, Shanxi, gathered in front of the city government on Wednesday to protest the sudden sharp rise in local natural gas prices, temporarily blocking the main entrance of the government building.

The incident stems from Jiexiu’s “coal-to-gas” policy. Sandahe Village in Songgu Township, as the city’s first “coal-free village” pilot, had all coal heating facilities removed in 2017 by the Jiexiu government under the guise of environmental protection and promoting clean energy, while a large number of natural gas wall-mounted boilers were installed. At the time, the government promised various subsidies to encourage villagers’ compliance: 1 yuan per cubic meter for household usage within 1,120 cubic meters annually, a 4,000-yuan subsidy for wall-mounted boilers, and a 2,800-yuan subsidy for opening pipeline accounts. Villagers calculated that, with these subsidies, heating with natural gas would cost less than traditional coal.

However, due to the sudden increase in natural gas prices, villagers found themselves unable to afford winter heating costs. On October 22, 2025, the Jiexiu Development and Reform Bureau and the Jiexiu Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau jointly issued a document raising the sales price of residential piped natural gas from 2.61 yuan per cubic meter to 2.97 yuan per cubic meter, with tiered pricing adjusted accordingly, reaching a maximum of 4.45 yuan per cubic meter—a price increase far beyond what villagers could bear.

Villagers expressed extreme anger, criticizing the government for previously forcibly removing boilers and banning coal under the banner of environmental protection, while now letting natural gas costs rise sharply, forcing villagers to shoulder the high cost of clean energy. One villager lamented on social media: “The people of Sandahe can’t survive; winter heating has become a major problem. We don’t even dare to turn on the gas.” Another said that last winter’s heating costs reached 5,000 yuan, describing the charges as a “bottomless pit.” Some villagers demanded the cancellation of the coal ban and a return to relatively cheaper centralized coal heating. On October 3, villagers went to the township government to protest but received no response.

During the protest on October 5, because government security prevented villagers from entering the office area, the angry villagers surrounded the city government’s main gate, shouting slogans and demanding the cancellation of the unreasonable gas price hike. As of now, the local government has yet to issue an official response to the villagers’ demands.

「新一轮制造业工人罢工潮：4天14起（2025.11.01-04）」继今年8月至9月初发生的“33天22起”制造业工人罢工潮后，中国制造业在11月初再次进入新一轮劳资冲突高发期。 相比前一波，本次的爆发态势更为集中和猛烈：仅在11月1日至4日的短短四天内，“昨天”项目就记录到14起制造业工人罢工或集体讨薪事件。

在这14起工人维权事件中，仅一起由“克扣工资”引发，其余13起事件全部由“长期拖欠工资”所致。拖欠时间少则两个月，多则长达半年甚至一年，清晰地反映出企业资金链紧张导致欠薪普遍化的趋势。

这14起工人维权事件分别是：

11月1日，广东清远冠星陶瓷企业有限公司工人讨薪；

11月1日，江西南昌聚仁制衣有限公司工人讨薪；

11月1日，浙江杭州高地工业园雨成服饰有限公司工人讨薪；

11月1日，福建泉州晋江青美工业园某工厂工人讨薪；

11月2日，广东佛山雅柏家具实业有限公司工人讨薪；

11月2日至3日，广东广州白云区雅狮皮具有限公司工人讨薪；

11月3日，湖南衡阳竣能科技有限公司工人讨薪；

11月3日，江西赣州信丰县拓远新能源有限公司工人讨薪；

11月3日，浙江温州保华眼镜有限公司工人讨薪；

11月3日至4日，安徽六安舒城县慧君科技有限公司工人罢工抗议公司克扣工资；

11月3日至4日，广东深圳资嘉科技有限公司工人讨薪；

11月3日至4日，江西吉安银图实业有限公司工人讨薪。

 11月4日，湖北龙牧专用汽车有限公司工人讨薪；

11月4日，浙江台州温岭市联永智能科技有限公司工人讨薪；

在当前中国经济持续下行、全球需求疲软以及国际贸易战的宏观背景下，中国制造业的欠薪与罢工事件正呈现出越来越密集的态势。对于工人而言，工资往往是他们唯一的经济来源，长期被拖欠将直接影响其房租、水电和食物等基本生活保障；然而，由于工会组织和有效法律援助的缺失，以及工厂在资金断裂后常出现的“老板跑路”和资产转移，使得工人集体维权行动最终往往不了了之。而那些因此被迫采取更激进行动的工人，还要承担随之而来的关押甚至判刑的风险。

“New Wave of Manufacturing Worker Strikes: 14 Cases in 4 Days (Nov 1–4, 2025)”

Following the wave of 22 manufacturing worker strikes over 33 days from August to early September this year, China’s manufacturing sector has entered another high period of labor-management conflict in early November. Compared with the previous wave, the current outbreak is more concentrated and intense: in just four days from November 1 to 4, the “Yesterday” project recorded 14 instances of worker strikes or collective wage demands.

Among these 14 labor rights incidents, only one was triggered by wage deductions, while the remaining 13 were all caused by long-term wage arrears. The delay periods ranged from as short as two months to as long as six months or even a year, clearly reflecting a trend of widespread wage arrears due to tight corporate cash flows.

The 14 labor incidents are as follows:

• Nov 1: Workers of Guangdong Qingyuan Guanxing Ceramics Co., Ltd. demanded unpaid wages.
• Nov 1: Workers of Jiangxi Nanchang Juren Garments Co., Ltd. demanded unpaid wages.
• Nov 1: Workers of Zhejiang Hangzhou Gaodi Industrial Park Yucheng Garments Co., Ltd. demanded unpaid wages.
• Nov 1: Workers of a factory in Quanzhou Jinjiang Qingmei Industrial Park, Fujian demanded unpaid wages.
• Nov 2: Workers of Guangdong Foshan Yabo Furniture Industrial Co., Ltd. demanded unpaid wages.
• Nov 2–3: Workers of Guangdong Guangzhou Baiyun District Yashi Leather Co., Ltd. demanded unpaid wages.
• Nov 3: Workers of Hunan Hengyang Juneng Technology Co., Ltd. demanded unpaid wages.
• Nov 3: Workers of Jiangxi Ganzhou Xinfeng County Tuoyuan New Energy Co., Ltd. demanded unpaid wages.
• Nov 3: Workers of Zhejiang Wenzhou Baohua Eyewear Co., Ltd. demanded unpaid wages.
• Nov 3–4: Workers of Anhui Lu’an Shucheng County Huijun Technology Co., Ltd. went on strike to protest wage deductions.
• Nov 3–4: Workers of Guangdong Shenzhen Zijia Technology Co., Ltd. demanded unpaid wages.
• Nov 3–4: Workers of Jiangxi Ji’an Yintu Industrial Co., Ltd. demanded unpaid wages.
• Nov 4: Workers of Hubei Longmu Special-purpose Vehicle Co., Ltd. demanded unpaid wages.
• Nov 4: Workers of Zhejiang Taizhou Wenling Lianying Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. demanded unpaid wages.

Amid the ongoing economic slowdown in China, weak global demand, and international trade tensions, wage arrears and strike incidents in China’s manufacturing sector are becoming increasingly frequent. For workers, wages are often their sole source of income, and prolonged delays directly threaten their ability to pay for rent, utilities, and food. However, due to the lack of trade unions and effective legal assistance, as well as the common occurrence of employers fleeing or transferring assets when a factory’s finances break down, collective labor actions often fizzle out. Workers who are forced to take more radical measures also face the risk of detention or even criminal prosecution.

「中建五局非洲“一带一路”项目工人罢工（2025.11.03）」

11月3日，中建五局承建的阿尔及利亚“520医院项目”爆发中国籍建筑工人罢工事件。工人们聚集在项目办公室，要求中建五局三公司发放被拖欠的工资。

据一名工人透露，他目前虽然已回国，但被拖欠的5个月共计约8万元的工资，至今没有拿到。另一名工人表示，他在该项目干了两个月，不仅没拿到薪水，反而倒亏约2.4万元。

工人上传到社交媒体的照片显示，一名工人身穿印有“中建五局三公司、还我血汗钱、阿尔及利亚520医院”等标语的T恤，在工地上向路人展示以表达抗议。

公开资料显示，该项目全称为“阿尔及利亚首都阿尔及尔520床军方医院项目”，为“一带一路”倡议下的重要工程，由中建五局承建。

China State Construction Fifth Engineering Division Workers Strike at Africa “Belt and Road” Project (Nov 3, 2025)

On November 3, Chinese construction workers at the China State Construction Fifth Engineering Division’s (CSCEC Fifth Division) “520 Hospital Project” in Algeria went on strike to demand unpaid wages. The workers gathered at the project office, calling on the Third Company of the Fifth Division to settle months of wage arrears.

According to one worker, although he has already returned to China, he is still owed five months of wages totaling about 80,000 yuan (approximately USD 11,000), which remain unpaid. Another worker said that after working on the project for two months, he not only received no pay but actually lost around 24,000 yuan due to unpaid expenses.

Photos uploaded by workers to social media show one of them wearing a T-shirt with slogans reading “CSCEC Fifth Division Third Company, Pay Back Our Hard-Earned Wages, Algeria 520 Hospital,” displaying it publicly at the construction site to protest.

Public information indicates that the project, officially named the “520-Bed Military Hospital in Algiers, the Capital of Algeria,” is a key project under China’s Belt and Road Initiative, undertaken by the China State Construction Fifth Engineering Division.

「山西大同大量学生、网民打卡声援“烤肠事件”女生（2025.11.02-03）」11月3日，山西大同市，大量学生与网民连日前往大同四中，在学校大门口拍照“打卡”，以声援一名因购买烤肠而遭副校长抢走钥匙的女学生。

据悉，11月1日，大同四中一名女生在校门口小吃摊购买烤肠时，被一名疑似副校长的学校工作人员阻拦，并强行夺走其电动车钥匙和家门钥匙。网络上流传的视频显示，该女生在被抢钥匙后情绪激动、哭喊：“还给我！你还给我！”

事件曝光后，女生的遭遇引发广泛关注与同情。大量网友质疑：“买个烤肠也犯法吗？” 也有评论指出，学校此举意在垄断学生饮食，让学生只能在校内食堂消费。

面对舆论发酵，大同四中回应称“网络视频存在夸大成分”，但这一说法进一步激起公众不满。从11月2日晚至3日晚，陆续有网友和学生前往大同四中购买烤肠、拍照并上传至网络，以此抗议学校的粗暴行为，并声援那名被夺钥匙的女生。3日晚间，一名疑似学校工作人员的女子曾出现在现场，试图驱赶聚集的声援者。目前，事件仍在持续发酵中。

Datong Students and Netizens Rally to Support Girl in “Sausage Incident” (Nov 2–3, 2025)

On November 3, in Datong City, Shanxi Province, large numbers of students and netizens gathered outside Datong No. 4 High School to take photos and “check in,” showing support for a female student whose keys were reportedly confiscated by the vice principal after she bought a grilled sausage.

According to reports, on November 1, a female student at Datong No. 4 High School bought a grilled sausage from a food stall outside the school gate, but was stopped by a staff member—believed to be the vice principal—who forcibly took away her electric bike keys and house keys. In a video widely circulated online, the girl can be seen emotionally crying out, “Give it back! Give it back to me!” after the man seized her keys.

The incident quickly sparked widespread sympathy and outrage online. Many netizens questioned, “Is buying a sausage now a crime?” Others commented that the school’s actions appeared aimed at monopolizing food sales and forcing students to eat only in the school cafeteria.

As public criticism mounted, Datong No. 4 High School responded that the “online video was exaggerated,” a statement that further fueled anger among students and netizens. From the evening of November 2 through November 3, groups of students and online users continued to visit the school gate, buying grilled sausages, taking photos, and posting them online to protest what they called the school’s heavy-handed behavior and to show solidarity with the girl.

On the evening of November 3, a woman believed to be a school staff member appeared at the scene and attempted to disperse those gathered in support. The incident continues to draw public attention and remains under discussion.

「中化十一建湛江巴斯夫项目数百工人连日罢工讨薪（2025.10.30-31）」10月30日至31日，广东湛江巴斯夫一体化基地，中国化学工程第十一建设有限公司数百名工人集体罢工，要求发放被拖欠的工资。据工人透露，中化十一建已连续五个月未发放薪资。期间，罢工工人一度与十一化建管理人员发生冲突。为了拿到工资，还有已经离职的工人专程从江苏赶到湛江讨薪。

公开资料显示，巴斯夫湛江一体化基地是一个超大型化工生产综合体，于2018年7月宣布筹建，2019年11月正式启动建设。该项目是巴斯夫迄今为止最大的一笔单体投资，总投资额约100亿欧元，由巴斯夫独立建设并运营。项目建成后，将成为巴斯夫全球第三大生产基地，仅次于德国路德维希港和比利时安特卫普基地。

“Hundreds of Workers Strike Over Unpaid Wages at BASF Zhanjiang Project by Sinopec Eleventh Construction (Oct 30–31, 2025)”

From October 30 to 31, hundreds of workers at the BASF Integrated Base in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, employed by the China National Chemical Engineering No. 11 Construction Co., Ltd. (CNCEC-11), went on strike to demand payment of overdue wages. According to workers, CNCEC-11 has failed to pay salaries for five consecutive months. During the strike, workers reportedly clashed with company management. Some former employees even traveled from Jiangsu Province to Zhanjiang specifically to demand their unpaid wages.

Public records show that the BASF Zhanjiang Integrated Base is a massive chemical production complex announced in July 2018 and officially launched in November 2019. It is BASF’s largest single investment project to date, with a total investment of approximately €10 billion. The project is independently built and operated by BASF, and upon completion, it will become the company’s third-largest production base worldwide, after Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Antwerp, Belgium.

「纪录片：琼中事件」10月31日，海南省琼中黎族苗族自治县上千村民发起“打倒海胶集团”抗议行动，围堵海胶集团加钗农场，砸毁了多辆轿车及部分农场设施，一度与警察发生激烈冲突。另外，村民遭遇在海南引发共鸣，琼中各镇以及儋州、白沙、五指山等市县的年轻人纷纷驾车赶到加钗，声援抗争村民。据知情人士透露，11月1日，在当地政府的调解下，村民获得了58.86万元的赔偿款以及10万元的复种资金。

Documentary: The Qiongzhong Incident

On October 31, in Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County, Hainan Province, over a thousand villagers launched a “Down with Hainan Rubber Group” protest, surrounding the Jiachai Farm of Hainan Rubber Group, smashing several cars and damaging parts of the farm’s facilities, and clashing violently with police at one point. The villagers’ plight resonated across Hainan, prompting young people from towns across Qiongzhong as well as from Danzhou, Baisha, and Wuzhishan to drive to Jiachai to support the protesting villagers. According to informed sources, on November 1, under mediation by the local government, the villagers received 588,600 yuan in compensation and 100,000 yuan for replanting.