Chinese steel workers clash with police
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Jul 26th, 2009, 07:11 AM
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Chinese steel workers clash with police
Some 30,000 disgruntled Chinese steel workers clashed with riot police in protest over a takeover deal, resulting in the death of an executive from another steel company, a human rights group said
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Jul 26th, 2009, 12:42 PM
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Re: Chinese steel workers clash with police
The privatisation of a state steel company has been scrapped after an executive was beaten to death by workers angry at the threat to their jobs from a takeover of their firm, according to a Hong Kong rights group.
The violent riot in north-east China late last week involved up to 30,000 workers, a reminder of the ongoing sensitivity about lay-offs from state firms in industries targeted for consolidation. |
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