February 11, at BYD Jixian in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province: after a worker died by jumping from a building, the worker’s family members seeking an explanation were blocked outside the factory for the sixth consecutive day by a human barricade formed by BYD staff.
“Xi’an BYD Workers Go on Strike to Protest Pay Cuts (2026.02.05)”
On February 5, workers at BYD’s high-voltage electrical equipment factory located in the Jixian Industrial Park of the Xi’an High-tech Zone, Shaanxi Province, went on a collective strike to protest cuts to piece-rate bonuses.
According to workers, under BYD’s continued cost-cutting, the piece-rate bonus has been reduced from a previous maximum of 2,400 yuan per month to just 300–600 yuan. As a result, after deductions for social insurance and housing fund contributions, many workers’ monthly take-home pay has fallen to less than 2,000 yuan.
On August 20–21, BYD workers in Suqiao, Guilin, Guangxi went on strike, demanding that BYD comply with Guilin City’s minimum wage standard of 2,200 yuan. Since Suqiao Economic Development Zone is part of Guilin’s urban area, the workers argued that the Guilin standard should apply. However, BYD insisted on using the Yongfu County standard of 1,870 yuan. In the end, due to the intervention of local authorities, the strike failed.