「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.

「33天22起，经济下行与“强制社保”双重压力下的制造业工人罢工潮」在过去的一个多月里，中国制造业掀起了一波接连不断的工人罢工潮。工厂车间、流水线和工业园区，频繁上演着工人集体停工、维权的场景。罢工潮的背后，是经济下行导致订单锐减、企业经营成本骤增，以及“强制社保”政策落地给中小企业带来的巨大压力，这些压力，在近期已经导致大量企业倒闭，仅在我们统计的这22起涉及到工人维权的案例中，就有九家工厂已经宣布倒闭，其余也面临巨大的经营压力。然而，承担后果的不止是企业，还有最普通的劳动者——他们被迫面临企业将风险与成本层层转嫁后带来的降薪、欠薪、裁员不赔偿，搬迁不赔偿等种种不公。

据昨天频道统计，仅在2025年8月1日至9月2日的33天里，中国各地便发生了22起制造业工人集体维权行动，涉及医药、纺织、航天、包装、汽车零配件和半导体等多个行业。这些事件不仅凸显了劳资矛盾的加剧，也折射出中国制造业工人目前所处的脆弱境地。这22起制造业工人罢工事件分别是：

8月1日，因工资过低，每月仅1500元，湖南永州道县锋源鞋厂工人发起罢工，要求涨薪。

8月1日，广东河源中光电通讯技术有限公司工人集体罢工，抗议公司搬迁不赔偿以及拖欠工资。据工人透露，中光电已经于今年4月搬迁至江西，老板为了逃避赔偿，给不愿搬迁的人留了一条产线，欠薪是为了逼迫他们自动离职。

8月6日至7日，国药乐仁堂医药有限公司的数十名被辞退员工集体维权，要求赔偿。工人表示，尽管公司在6月1日曾书面承诺解决补偿问题，但一个月后却出尔反尔，不仅拒绝赔偿，甚至要求已工作多年的老员工自证工龄，态度极其恶劣。

8月7日和9日，广东清远溢绩制衣有限公司的百余名工人罢工，抗议公司单方面将工资降低40%。工人表示，这次大幅降薪严重影响了工人们的生活，导致他们无法继续维持生计。

8月8日至11日，广州凯艺纸品包装有限公司的约200名工人连续多日维权，追讨被拖欠数月的工资。这家年产值过亿的中型包装企业，在8月8日突然宣布倒闭，公司老板不知所踪。据了解，凯艺公司长期以极低的利润运营，而即将于9月执行的社保新规，每月将为其带来近50万元的社保成本，远超其每月15万至24万元的利润，最终导致工厂资金链断裂。

8月8日，上海国利汽车真皮饰件有限公司的数百名工人再次聚集维权，抗议公司裁员补偿标准过低。根据工人提供的资料，公司的赔偿方案是“工龄一年2740元”，这意味着一名工作十年的员工只能获得2.74万元的赔偿，工人们称其为“全上海最低的赔偿”。早在去年11月，该公司就曾因拖欠工资和变相裁员引发工人抗议，并导致多人被捕。

8月11日至13日，广东深圳光明区雷松科技有限公司的员工连续三天罢工，要求公司对搬迁厂区至惠州给出明确的补偿方案。工人们表示，公司一直在悄悄转移设备，但始终没有就赔偿问题给出任何承诺。

8月11日至14日，广东深圳先进半导体设备有限公司宣布解散后，近千名员工通过连续四天的集体维权行动，为自己争取到了“N+3+3000元”的赔偿。

8月11日，重庆北大医药的待岗员工集体维权，抗议公司要求已经待岗长达七年的老员工进行转岗培训。工人们认为，公司这一举动是变相逼迫已有数十年工龄的工人自动离职，而公司方面也始终没有给出明确的工作岗位、性质、地点和工资待遇等信息。

8月12日，由于数月未领到工资，河北廊坊固安县航天振邦精密机械有限公司上千工人罢工。廊坊航天振邦成立于 2010 年，由北京航天振邦精密机械有限公司作为主投资方控股新建，有员工1500人，产品广泛应用于神舟载人飞船、“北斗”卫星系统等重大航天项目。

8月14至15日，广东深圳华润饮料有限公司工人连日罢工，抗议公司搬迁厂区不赔偿。华润饮料是是央企华润集团旗下的饮料生产企业，以1990年推出的“怡宝”牌纯净水最为知名。

8月20至21日，广西桂林苏桥比亚迪工人罢工，要求比亚迪执行桂林市的最低工资标准2200元，因为比亚迪所在的苏桥经开区属于桂林城区，但比亚迪坚持要按永福县的标准1870元执行。最终，由于当地政府介入，罢工失败。

8月21日，广东东莞茂瑞电子厂的2000名工人集体罢工，抗议公司搬迁厂区不赔偿。据工人透露，茂瑞电子近期将工厂从东莞牛山搬至东莞清溪，但拒绝向工人支付补偿，并采取“蚂蚁搬家”的方式转移工厂设备。

8月23至25日，广东广州增城新塘镇亦高制衣厂倒闭，工人连续三天维权，讨要工资。

8月27日，江苏灌云县明昊电子厂伊芦分厂在已经放假两个月的情况下，再次通知停工两个月，且期间不发放任何补助。据工人透露，明昊电子厂共有三个分厂，其中两个分厂的工人由老板缴纳了社保，而伊芦分厂因地处农村、工人年龄偏大且月薪仅千余元，一直未给工人缴纳社保。近日，在劳动局要求为工人购买社保后，老板以继续放假为由，企图规避社保责任和赔偿义务，逼迫工人自行离职。工人曾要求老板每月发放数百元补助，但遭拒绝。随后，工人前往县政府维权，却未获任何回应。

8月28至29日，广东珠海奇思智能制造有限公司工人连续两天维权，抗议公司宣布放假三个月，以逃避将工厂搬迁到东莞后的赔偿义务。

8月27至9月1日，山东鼎梁消防科技有限公司倒闭后，700名工人连续六天驻守厂区并封堵大门，讨要被拖欠了4个月的工资。

8月30日至9月1日，湖南涟源佳利制衣有限公司倒闭，工人连续三天维权，要求赔偿。

9月1日，江西新德工业织造有限公司数百工人集体罢工，讨要被拖欠了4个月的工资。

9月2日，湖南衡山县新金龙纸厂拖欠工人工资超过半年，工人维权讨要工资。据工人透露，新金龙纸厂已经倒闭，

9月2日，广东东莞安道迩科技有限公司倒闭，工人集体维权，讨要工资。

9月2日，广东佛山，港资盈特金属制品有限公司面临倒闭，数百工人发起罢工，要求赔偿。

这22起罢工与维权行动，既是分散的个体事件，也是同一困境下的集体回响。对工人而言，罢工并非激进的对抗手段，而是被逼无奈的最后选择。在一次次集体行动中，工人们展现出更强的凝聚力与维权意识。可以预见，在未来一段时间内，这股工人自发维权的浪潮仍将持续。

“22 Strikes in 33 Days: Manufacturing Workers’ Strikes Under the Double Pressure of Economic Downturn and ‘Mandatory Social Insurance’”

Over the past month, China’s manufacturing industry has witnessed a wave of consecutive workers’ strikes. On factory floors, assembly lines, and in industrial parks, scenes of collective walkouts and labor protests have repeatedly unfolded.

Behind this strike wave lie two major pressures: plummeting orders caused by the economic downturn, and surging operating costs driven by the rollout of the “mandatory social insurance” policy, which has placed enormous burdens on small- and medium-sized enterprises. These pressures have already pushed many companies into bankruptcy. Of the 22 labor disputes we tracked, nine factories have already declared bankruptcy, while the rest are under immense financial strain. Yet the consequences are not borne by businesses alone. For ordinary workers, the costs are shifted down onto them, resulting in wage cuts, unpaid wages, uncompensated layoffs, and uncompensated relocations.

According to Yesterday Channel’s statistics, from August 1 to September 2, 2025 — just 33 days — there were 22 collective labor actions across China’s manufacturing sector. These cases spanned pharmaceuticals, textiles, aerospace, packaging, auto parts, and semiconductors. They not only highlight the intensifying conflicts between labor and management but also reveal the precarious situation manufacturing workers now face.

The 22 incidents are as follows:

• Aug 1 – Workers at Fengyuan Shoe Factory, Daoxian County, Yongzhou, Hunan, went on strike demanding higher wages, as their monthly pay was only RMB 1,500.
• Aug 1 – Workers at Zhongguangdian Communications Technology Co., Ltd., Heyuan, Guangdong, struck to protest relocation without compensation and unpaid wages. The factory had already moved to Jiangxi in April, and management withheld wages to force unwilling workers to quit.
• Aug 6–7 – Dozens of laid-off employees at Guoyao Lerentang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. protested for severance. Although the company promised in writing on June 1 to resolve compensation, a month later it reneged and even forced long-serving employees to “prove their work years.”
• Aug 7 & 9 – Over 100 workers at Yiji Garment Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Qingyuan, Guangdong, went on strike after the company unilaterally slashed wages by 40%. Workers said the cut made survival impossible.
• Aug 8–11 – Around 200 workers at Guangzhou Kaiyi Paper Packaging Co., Ltd. protested for several days to demand unpaid wages. On Aug 8, the company suddenly declared bankruptcy and the owner disappeared. With profits of only RMB 150,000–240,000 per month, the firm could not withstand the extra RMB 500,000 monthly cost of the upcoming September social insurance requirements, leading to a cash flow collapse.
• Aug 8 – Hundreds of workers at Shanghai Guoli Automotive Leather Interiors Co., Ltd. protested again, demanding fairer severance pay. The proposed compensation was “RMB 2,740 per year of service,” which workers called “the lowest in Shanghai.” The company had already faced protests last November for unpaid wages and disguised layoffs, during which several workers were arrested.
• Aug 11–13 – Employees at Leisong Technology Co., Ltd., Guangming District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, went on a three-day strike demanding compensation for relocation to Huizhou. Workers said equipment was being moved secretly, but no commitment on compensation was given.
• Aug 11–14 – After Shenzhen Advanced Semiconductor Equipment Co., Ltd. dissolved, nearly 1,000 employees held four days of protests, eventually winning “N + 3 + RMB 3,000” compensation.
• Aug 11 – Idle employees of Chongqing Beida Pharmaceutical protested the company’s demand that workers idled for seven years undergo retraining. Workers believed this was a ploy to force them to quit, and the company never clarified job positions, nature, location, or pay.
• Aug 12 – Over 1,000 workers at Aerospace Zhenbang Precision Machinery Co., Ltd., Gu’an County, Langfang, Hebei, went on strike over months of unpaid wages. Founded in 2010, the company employs 1,500 workers and supplies major projects such as Shenzhou manned spacecraft and the BeiDou satellite system.
• Aug 14–15 – Workers at Shenzhen Huaren Beverage Co., Ltd., Guangdong (a subsidiary of state-owned China Resources, best known for its “C’estbon” bottled water brand), went on strike to protest relocation without compensation.
• Aug 20–21 – BYD workers at Suqiao, Guilin, Guangxi, went on strike demanding enforcement of Guilin City’s minimum wage of RMB 2,200. BYD insisted on applying the RMB 1,870 standard for Yongfu County. With government intervention, the strike failed.
• Aug 21 – 2,000 workers at Maorui Electronics Factory, Dongguan, Guangdong, went on strike over uncompensated relocation. Workers said the company was moving operations from Niushan to Qingxi, but refused compensation while secretly relocating equipment.
• Aug 23–25 – After Yigao Garment Factory, Xintang Town, Zengcheng District, Guangzhou, collapsed, workers protested for three days demanding owed wages.
• Aug 27 – At Minghao Electronics’ Yilu branch, Guanyun County, Jiangsu, workers were told of another two-month suspension after already being off work for two months, with no allowance. Unlike its other two branches, Yilu workers had no social insurance. After the labor bureau required coverage, the employer extended suspension to avoid costs and compensation. Workers’ appeals to the county government went unanswered.
• Aug 28–29 – Workers at Qisi Intelligent Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Zhuhai, Guangdong, protested the company’s three-month “vacation,” meant to avoid relocation compensation after moving operations to Dongguan.
• Aug 27–Sep 1 – After Dingliang Fire Technology Co., Ltd., Shandong, collapsed, 700 workers guarded the factory gates for six days demanding four months of unpaid wages.
• Aug 30–Sep 1 – After Jiali Garment Co., Ltd., Lianyuan, Hunan, collapsed, workers protested for three days demanding compensation.
• Sep 1 – Hundreds of workers at Xinde Industrial Weaving Co., Ltd., Jiangxi, struck over four months of unpaid wages.
• Sep 2 – Workers at Xinjinglong Paper Mill, Hengshan County, Hunan, protested six months of unpaid wages. The plant has already gone bankrupt.
• Sep 2 – After Andaoer Technology Co., Ltd., Dongguan, Guangdong, collapsed, workers protested for owed wages.
• Sep 2 – Hundreds of workers at Hong Kong-funded Yinte Metal Products Co., Ltd., Foshan, Guangdong, went on strike over pending factory closure and demanded compensation.

These 22 strikes and protests are both isolated incidents and collective echoes of a shared predicament. For workers, strikes are not radical acts of confrontation, but the last resort when all options are exhausted. Through these repeated collective actions, workers have demonstrated stronger solidarity and awareness of their rights. It is foreseeable that this wave of grassroots labor actions will continue in the coming period.

经济下行与“强制社保”双重压力下的罢工潮

在经济下行和社保政策收紧的双重冲击下，中国制造业的劳资矛盾日益突出，工人集体维权事件频发。仅在8月6日至11日的六天内，，“昨天”频道便记录到发生在中国的7起制造业工人集体维权行动，涉及医药、纺织、包装、汽车零配件和半导体等多个行业。引发原因主要包括欠薪、降薪、工厂搬迁不赔偿、裁员赔偿不公。这七起制造业工人罢工事件分别是：

河北石家庄：国企裁员不赔偿，工人维权无门

国药乐仁堂医药有限公司的数十名被辞退员工于8月6日至7日聚集维权。工人表示，尽管公司在6月1日曾书面承诺解决补偿问题，但一个月后却出尔反尔，不仅拒绝赔偿，甚至要求已工作多年的老员工自证工龄，态度极其恶劣。

广东清远：降薪四成，百名工人停工抗议

8月7日和9日，广东清远溢绩制衣有限公司的百余名工人两次罢工，抗议公司单方面将工资降低40%。工人表示，这次大幅降薪严重影响了工人们的生活，导致他们无法继续维持生计。

广东广州：纸品厂老板“跑路”，200工人追讨欠薪

8月8日至11日，广州凯艺纸品包装有限公司的约200名工人连续多日维权，追讨被拖欠数月的工资。这家年产值过亿的中型包装企业，在8月8日突然宣布倒闭，公司老板不知所踪。据了解，凯艺公司长期以极低的利润运营，而即将于9月执行的社保新规，每月将为其带来近50万元的社保成本，远超其每月15万至24万元的利润，最终导致工厂资金链断裂。这起事件也反映出，在政策成本压力下，低利润运营的中小型企业生存状况岌岌可危。

上海闵行：汽车饰件厂裁员赔偿标准引争议

8月8日，上海国利汽车真皮饰件有限公司的数百名工人再次聚集维权，抗议公司裁员补偿标准过低。根据工人提供的资料，公司的赔偿方案是“工龄一年2740元”，这意味着一名工作十年的员工只能获得2.74万元的赔偿，工人们称其为“全上海最低的赔偿”。早在去年11月，该公司就曾因拖欠工资和变相裁员引发工人抗议，并导致多人被捕。

广东深圳：工厂搬迁，工人要求明确赔偿方案

8月11日，广东深圳光明区雷松科技有限公司的员工集体罢工，要求公司对搬迁厂区至惠州给出明确的补偿方案。工人们表示，公司一直在悄悄转移设备，但始终没有就赔偿问题给出任何承诺。

广东深圳：先进半导体工厂关闭，工人抗议赔偿标准过低

8月11日，广东深圳先进半导体设备有限公司的近千名员工在工厂抗议，要求公司提高赔偿标准。先进公司于8月8日宣布关闭工厂，但只承诺给予工人“N”的赔偿。工人们认为，公司长期处于盈利状态，理应给予更高的赔偿。

重庆北碚：待岗七年员工被要求转岗，疑为变相裁员

8月11日，重庆北大医药的员工集体抗议公司要求待岗长达七年的老员工进行转岗培训。工人们认为，公司这一举动是变相逼迫已有数十年工龄的工人自动离职，而公司方面也始终没有给出明确的工作岗位、性质、地点和工资待遇等信息。

压力转嫁：工人权益面临严峻挑战

这些事件凸显了在经济下行与“强制社保”政策的背景下，企业成本上升、订单减少，最终导致压力被转嫁到普通劳动者身上。工人们正面临着裁员、降薪、欠薪以及不合理的赔偿，他们的权益保障正受到严峻挑战。面对这些困境，越来越多的工人不再沉默，而是选择集体站出来，为自己的基本权益发声。

Strikes Surge Under the Double Pressure of Economic Downturn and “Mandatory Social Insurance”

Under the dual impact of a slowing economy and tighter social insurance policies, labor disputes in China’s manufacturing sector have intensified, with collective worker actions occurring more frequently. Between August 6 and 11 alone, the “Yesterday” channel recorded seven separate incidents of worker protests in the manufacturing industry, spanning pharmaceuticals, textiles, packaging, auto parts, and semiconductors. The main grievances included unpaid wages, pay cuts, lack of compensation for factory relocations, and unfair severance packages. The seven incidents were as follows:

Shijiazhuang, Hebei: SOE layoffs without compensation leave workers with no recourse
From August 6 to 7, dozens of dismissed employees from China National Pharmaceutical Group subsidiary Lerentang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. gathered to demand severance pay. Workers said the company had promised in writing on June 1 to resolve the issue, but reneged a month later—refusing compensation and even demanding that long-serving employees “prove” their years of service, with what workers described as extreme hostility.

Qingyuan, Guangdong: 40% pay cut sparks work stoppage by over 100 workers
On August 7 and 9, more than 100 workers at Yiji Garment Co., Ltd. staged two strikes to protest the company’s unilateral decision to slash wages by 40%. Workers said the drastic pay cut made it impossible to sustain their livelihoods.

Guangzhou, Guangdong: Packaging company boss disappears, leaving 200 workers unpaid
From August 8 to 11, about 200 workers at Kaiyi Paper Packaging Co., Ltd. staged continuous protests over months of unpaid wages. The mid-sized company, with annual output worth over 100 million yuan, suddenly announced closure on August 8, and the owner went missing. Reports indicate Kaiyi had long operated on razor-thin margins, but a new social insurance regulation set to take effect in September would have added nearly 500,000 yuan in monthly costs—far above its monthly profits of 150,000–240,000 yuan—leading to a cash flow collapse. The case underscores how policy-driven cost increases are pushing low-margin SMEs to the brink.

Minhang, Shanghai: Auto upholstery plant’s severance plan triggers backlash
On August 8, hundreds of workers at Guoli Automotive Leather Trim Co., Ltd. protested again over what they called unreasonably low severance terms. The company’s plan offered “2,740 yuan per year of service,” meaning a decade-long employee would receive only 27,400 yuan—dubbed by workers “the lowest payout in Shanghai.” Last November, the firm had already faced worker protests over unpaid wages and covert layoffs, which led to several arrests.

Shenzhen, Guangdong: Workers demand relocation compensation
On August 11, employees at Leisong Technology Co., Ltd. in Guangming District went on strike, demanding clear compensation terms as the plant relocated to Huizhou. Workers said the company had been quietly moving equipment without making any commitments about severance or relocation benefits.

Shenzhen, Guangdong: Semiconductor plant closure sparks mass protest over severance
On August 11, nearly 1,000 employees of Advanced Semiconductor Equipment Co., Ltd. protested at the factory gates, demanding higher severance. The company had announced closure on August 8, offering only an “N” payout (one month’s salary per year of service). Workers argued that the consistently profitable firm should offer more generous compensation.

Beibei, Chongqing: Long-sidelined workers face forced transfers
On August 11, employees at Chongqing Beida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. protested the company’s demand that workers who had been on “standby” for seven years undergo retraining for new roles. Workers saw the move as a veiled attempt to pressure veteran employees into resigning, noting the company had provided no clarity on the nature, location, or pay of the new positions.

Shifting the burden: Workers’ rights under siege
These incidents highlight how rising operational costs and declining orders—driven by economic slowdown and “mandatory social insurance” policies—are ultimately shifting the burden onto rank-and-file workers. From layoffs and wage cuts to unpaid salaries and paltry severance packages, labor rights are under mounting threat. Confronted with such pressures, more workers are refusing to remain silent, choosing instead to take collective action to defend their basic rights.