Guangda Shoes Factory Workers Blocking Road To Ask For Wages Labor Protection Department Intervention

After the Baiyun District Labor Department intervened, the workers agreed to return to the factory to consult with the factory. Some 4000 workers of shisha road No.1 company blocked the road to ask for wages. The labor protection department of Baiyun District intervened on the spot. The factory manager agreed to negotiate at about 12:45 yesterday. In order to obtain overtime pay, about 4000 workers of Guangda Shoes Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Guangda") went to shisha road in Guangzhou. Baiyun District Labor and social security department staff involved in the scene, after the factory leader agreed to negotiate, the workers returned to the factory at 4:40 p.m., and the shisha road was restored to be unblocked. According to the workers, since 2002, every worker has been deducted two to four hours' wages and overtime pay every day; there is no wage and overtime pay for normal work on Sundays. Guangda company, located at 289 shisha Road, Guangzhou, is a subsidiary of Chengda Shoes Co., Ltd., a Taiwan funded enterprise, with more than 4000 employees. At 3 pm yesterday, thousands of workers in blue uniforms gathered on the gravel road in front of the company. The workers said that more than 4000 employees of the company left the factory at 12:45 p.m., expressing dissatisfaction with the company's deduction of wages and overtime pay. It has been revealed that all the workers in Dongguan will be transferred to the factory three months ago. Most of the workers are unwilling to follow, so they ask the company to pay back the wages and overtime pay deducted since 2002. But the company has not responded for months, causing dissatisfaction among workers. "If the company has orders, there will be no rest on weekends." according to the workers, since 2002, Guangda company has allowed workers to work until 10:00 or even 12:00 p.m. and work overtime for 2-4 hours every day. Not only is there no overtime pay, but also no basic salary. An employee of the company's general affairs department (responsible for attendance, salary statistics and payment) disclosed that Guangda records the attendance time of workers by clocking in. From 8:00 p.m. to 8:10 p.m., the company stops clocking, but workers can't leave work at this time. They have to work until 10:00 p.m., and some even need to work overtime until 12:00 p.m. During this period of time, there will be no record on the work card, and the workers will work for nothing. On Saturdays and Sundays, there is no overtime pay for employees to work on Saturdays and Sundays. Return the employee's attendance record in December. In the clock in form, although the worker clocked out on four Sundays of the month, it was blank in the attendance list. "Only if the company doesn't have an order form can we have a rest." Employees said. Yesterday afternoon, reporters interviewed randomly at the scene, and the staff confirmed the above statement. Factory officials said they didn't know the situation. Yesterday afternoon, several factory leaders urged the workers to return to the factory and asked them to select representatives to negotiate with the company. However, the workers unanimously refused. The workers said that the company had repeatedly reflected the problem to the company, and the company had not responded after nearly three months. Baiyun District labor security department and Baiyun police immediately arrived at the scene, persuading workers to leave the road and return to the factory for consultation. At 4:40 p.m., the workers finally agreed to return to the factory. Shisha road resumed traffic after nearly four hours of traffic jams. At 4:30 p.m. yesterday, the reporter found a responsible person with the surname of Zhou in Guangda. He said he did not understand why the workers suddenly left the factory and blocked the road. He would respond after the company consulted with the workers' representatives to understand the situation. Baiyun District, a responsible person of the labor and social security department who handled the problem on the spot, said in an interview that the labor department will handle the problems reflected by the workers.