Steel workers kill boss in China riots

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China National News
Sunday 26th July, 2009

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Reports have emerged of thousands of Chinese steel workers rioting over a takeover deal.

About 100 people were hurt in violence in a steel factory in the north-eastern city of Tonghua, after workers became frustrated over financial problems and the question of another steel mill, Jianlong Steel, buying out their company.

Jianlong general manager Chen Guojun was beaten to death during the riots when 30,000 steel workers clashed with riot police.

Mr Chen was attacked by workers who were aware of his status and wage packet, which amounted to about $440,000 last year; a large amount when compared to workers pay.

Mr Chen died as workers refused access to medical staff who attempted to enter the building to assist him.
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Don't mess around with a Chinese worker .

 

[gerryh]

ahhh yes, there's something to be proud of.

So, how many are being charged with the murder of Mr. Chen?

 

[sirlorenzo]

You really shouldn't mess with any employees too much. This is terrible and shouldn't have happened, but who knows, maybe big business will treat their employees a bit better knowing that they have great strength in numbers...or maybe they will just bring in riot police while announcing negative news.

 

[Liberalman]

The iron fist of change

 

[Francis2004]

[SIZE=+1]Steel workers kill boss in China riots [/SIZE]
China National News
Sunday 26th July, 2009

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Reports have emerged of thousands of Chinese steel workers rioting over a takeover deal.

About 100 people were hurt in violence in a steel factory in the north-eastern city of Tonghua, after workers became frustrated over financial problems and the question of another steel mill, Jianlong Steel, buying out their company.

Jianlong general manager Chen Guojun was beaten to death during the riots when 30,000 steel workers clashed with riot police.

Mr Chen was attacked by workers who were aware of his status and wage packet, which amounted to about $440,000 last year; a large amount when compared to workers pay.

Mr Chen died as workers refused access to medical staff who attempted to enter the building to assist him.
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Don't mess around with a Chinese worker .

Any time you downsize from 30,000 people to 5,000 people you can expect something like that to happen.. The Chinese worker is no different in reaction to any other..

China steel worker riot that killed company executive stops merger

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Monday, July 27th 2009, 6:49 AM
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BEIJING - A steelworker riot that killed a company executive in northeastern China has scuttled plans for a merger between a giant state-run plant and a private Beijing firm, two officials said Monday.

An emergency notice announcing the end of the deal was made Friday after thousands of steelworkers clashed with police in a protest over plans by Beijing's Jianlong Group to take a majority stake in the state-owned Tonghua Iron and Steel Group.

The official Xinhua News Agency and other state-run media reported that workers beat Jianlong executive Chen Guojun to death Thursday outside the plant in Tonghua city, Jilin province after he announced that only 5,000 out of 30,000 workers would be retained after the merger.

A similar account of the unrest was reported Saturday by the Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy, a Hong Kong-based monitoring group.

A woman with the Jilin provincial State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission confirmed Monday that authorities had intervened and announced Friday that Jianlong would no longer be allowed to take a majority stake in Tonghua. She refused to give her name or other details.

An official with Tonghua's administration office who would only give her surname, Zhao, also confirmed receiving notice from the government Friday. The order said Jianlong was no longer to be involved in Tonghua's restructuring, she said Monday.

The incident forced the steel plant to shut down for 12 hours on Friday but that operations had been back to normal since Saturday, Zhao said.

The China Daily newspaper said crowds dispersed after the announcement was made.

Jianlong had a stake in Tonghua since 2005 but suffered losses after steel prices dropped and jettisoned the company, the paper said. It said Jianlong revived the takeover plan after steel prices rebounded, making the business profitable again.

Both Xinhua and China Daily reported that workers also blocked ambulances, police and government workers who had tried to rescue Chen.

Beijing is trying to streamline China's sprawling steel industry, the world's largest, by orchestrating a series of mergers aimed at creating globally competitive producers. The mergers often are accompanied by layoffs that sometimes spark complaints that workers receive too little severance pay.

China steel worker riot that killed company executive stops merger

 

[Nuggler]

.........A good start.

 

[Walter]

Solidarity forever.