Chinese Migrant Workers Need to be Cosplayed to Demand Unpaid Wages

Star Chang, Feb 4, 2013 7:27 AM, 198 views, Got something to say ?,

Five migrant workers took to creative means to attract media attention to protest outside the China National Radio building in Beijing. They dressed up as Angry Birds, Garfield, Donald Duck, and the Chinese God of Wealth, to demand their unpaid wages to return home for Chinese New Year. This might become a trend to gain viral internet status, and a much more effective way to have their due compensation paid back than to file a case at the inefficient Chinese court. The characters we have here came from a popular iPhone game, an American cartoons, Disney, and a Chinese ancient god … the mixing made us baffled …

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Over 1,000 Foxconn Workers in Beijing Strike Over Pay and Bonuses (UPDATE)

Herman Lai, Jan 24, 2013 1:15 AM, 1,402 views, Got something to say ?,

As Chinese New Year is approaching, hundreds of millions of migrant workers are preparing to make the trip home to celebrate with their families. However, around 1,000 workers at the Beijing division of Foxconn, were angry to work overtime ahead of the Chinese New Year because it’s bad and low pay. On Tuesday, they went on strike at the firm’s cafeteria amid a dispute over end-of-year holiday privileges and bonuses. The photos on the internet showed workers were sitting round a table, talking to management, while others showed a large crowd of workers crowded into the factory canteen waiting for an answer.

UPDATE: Foxconn confirmed to TNW in a statement that there weren’t any strike at the factory, it was merely a town hall meeting with numerous employees, and it has made no disruption to its operation.

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Over 1,000 Workers Protest Against Foxconn Supplier On Sweatshop-like Condition (Videos)

Herman Lai, Jan 13, 2013 11:37 PM, 675 views, Got something to say ?,

[UPDATE] Around 1,000 workers have gone on strike over poor pay, overcrowded accommodation and low quality staff meals at a supplier linked to Foxconn in the city of Fengcheng in southeast China’s Jiangxi province. The industrial action began on Thursday and continued on Friday. “Riot police” was reportedly intervened by using a water cannon as well as physical violence to suppress and arrest demonstrators.

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Anti-Japan Protests in China (animation)

Herman Lai, Sep 21, 2012 12:32 PM, 1,011 views, Got something to say ?,

Anti-Japan protests swept across China over the last weekend, which caused massive damages to all Japanese-related things in China and gave an opportunity for some rioters looting and mayhem in the country. The Taiwanese media, Next Media Animation, commented the Chinese authorities have been playing both sides of the issue by encouraging anti-Japanese protests, while publicly stopping them. The Chinese government might have to suffer the consequences of one’s action.

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You Must Know How to Camouflage Your Nikon and Canon Camera in China

Star Chang, Sep 17, 2012 8:15 AM, 5,884 views, 5 Comments »,

All DSLR camera are mostly made by Japanese makers, the two most famous brands are Nikon and Canon. Anti-Japan demonstrations took place in about 85 Chinese cities over the weekend, and photo journalist and enthusiasts are trying to cover-up their equipment to avoid been attacked or smashed by some crazy patriotic activists. Nikon authorized dealers need to be rendered patriotic slogans at the store front, and Canon has decided to suspend operations at three of its four plants in China, which include a digital camera factory in Guangdong Province …

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Anti-Japan Protests Go Violent in China (Video)

Star Chang, Sep 16, 2012 12:18 AM, 2,503 views, 14 Comments »,

[UPDATE: Shenzhen protests went out of control ! ] Yesterday, anti-Japan protests has hit China violently in more than 50 cities. Thousands of Chinese protesters hurled bottles and eggs outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing amid growing tensions between the two nations over a group of disputed islands. Waving Chinese national flags and holding portraits of the late Chairman Mao Zedong, the mostly young protesters chanted “down with Japanese imperialism” and called for war as they made their way down the streets under the watchful eyes of police and guards. Authorities rarely permit any form of protests in China, prompting suspicion that the nationwide rallies were government-sanctioned …

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Unwilling to Relocate, Foxconn Workers Protest at the Rooftop

Star Chang, Apr 17, 2012 11:42 PM, 521 views, 1 Comment »,

Last week, around 20 Foxconn workers climbed to the rooftop of a building located inside Shenzhen plant for 26 hours to protest a planned move. The employees were protesting the company’s decision to relocate factories from Shenzhen to Huizhou, a city further north in Guangdong province, and urged the company to arrange employment for them in Shenzhen or to lay them off. Foxconn has refused to terminate the workers and said it will arrange jobs for them at other factories in the area or will hold further talks with those who insist on seeing their contracts terminated …

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Apple Is Pissed of Hong Kong Tech Magazine Reviewing The New iPad Before Launch

Herman Lai, Mar 15, 2012 1:05 AM, 4,053 views, Got something to say ?,

What’s going on? Well, Apple is very unhappy with a Hong Kong magazine PCM, which has already got their hands on the retail version of the new iPad and posted an exclusive review of it before the launch. The Cupertino firm has rang up the Hong Kong magazine and notified that they’re refused to attend to the press release tomorrow without any specific reason. Following that, PCM posted a statement today to contend Apple controlling the freedom of press.

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Racial Disputes: China Professor Said Hong Kongers Are Dogs

Star Chang, Jan 21, 2012 8:12 AM, 4,119 views, 30 Comments »,

A video clip which shows a quarrel between several China tourists and local Hong Kong residents on a subway train has unexpectedly became an Internet hit recently. A Beijing University professor does not like the bitchfight and has commented online with harsh words. The professor thinks that Hong Kong people are mostly running dogs of the British, and they are bastards for not speaking Mandarin language. The incident has became a serious ‘culture clash’ between Hong Kong and the mainland China … Update: latest news on the dispute.

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Iron Man Is Not Happy With Hong Kong D&G (Video)

Star Chang, Jan 9, 2012 12:16 PM, 3,033 views, Got something to say ?,

More than a thousand people protested outside the Dolce and Gabbana store in Hong Kong during last weekend. And one of the famous Marvel superhero has joined in the protest too. For the reasons behind, the Italian clothing store had allegedly prevented local people from taking photographs of its shop front, but tourist from mainland China are welcomed …

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