Although played down by the state-run news media, a mass walkout has illustrated the growing might of Chinese workers. A call to action was carried by social media and roused workers from their jobs making Nike and Adidas sneakers. Their Taiwanese employer, the worlds largest manufacturer of branded athletic shoes, had for years underpaid the social security contributions that employees were counting on for retirement. Perhaps most worrisome to Chinese authorities, workers and administrative staff joined together largely without the help of protest leaders. Employees turned to social media and spread messages faster than censors could stop them.
Posted on: Fri, 09 May 2014 01:00:58 +0000
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