2010 Suzhou workers riot (Chinese: 苏州联建事件) occurred on January 15, 2010, in Suzhou, People's Republic of China. Workers were dissatisfied with the company's treatment of its employees and with compensation problems.
Background
[edit]The event took place at the Taiwan-owned "United Win Technology" company (联建科技) located at the Suzhou Industrial Park.[1] The company was built in 1999 as a mainland branch of the Taiwan company Wintek (胜华科技股份有限公司).[2] The company manufactures screens for devices for Apple Inc., Nokia, Motorola and many other companies. Apple iPhone screens are an important part of the business.[1]
Incident
[edit]For a long time, the company has been suffering from poor staff management, bonus compensation problems and poor catering services. In 2008, the company-wide bonuses were canceled due to the economic downturn.[2] In 2009, a factory employee provided information to a reporter about being poisoned on the job. The company switched from the regularly used alcohol to a more toxic and dangerous ethane solvent. In September 2009, some employees came in contact with the chemicals.[3]
Also, according to a report of the 83 suppliers in China, 45 did not pay overtime costs to their employees. Another 23 suppliers were paying below the minimum wage.[3]
On January 15, 2009, at 8:45 to 9 am, about 2000 factory workers gathered at the company and began destroying the factory properties.[2][4] The workers also blocked a road and threw stones at the police.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Chinadigitaltimes.net. "Chinadigitaltimes.net." Workers riot in Suzhou. Retrieved on 2010-01-16.
- ^ a b c USqiaobao.com. "USqiaobao.com Archived 2010-01-20 at the Wayback Machine." iPhone供应商苏州工厂2000员工暴动 特警出动 pg1. Retrieved on 2010-01-16.
- ^ a b USqiaobao.com. "USqiaobao.com." iPhone供应商苏州工厂2000员工暴动 特警出动 pg2. Retrieved on 2010-01-16.
- ^ Sina.com. "Sina.com Archived 2012-02-23 at the Wayback Machine." 蘇州台企聯建科技勞資糾紛事件平息 已恢複生產. Retrieved on 2010-01-16.
- ^ Xinhuanet.com. "Xinhuanet.com." Workers of Taiwan company protest over labor dispute . Retrieved on 2010-01-16.
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