Unpaid Wages for Workers in Xining, Qinghai Province Over Three Years
On January 16, 2024, a significant issue surfaced in Xining city, Qinghai Province, China, involving the Sheng Jin Hua Ting Phase II construction project. Workers have not been paid their wages for three years. In response, they displayed banners outside the sales department, demanding payment.
1月16日，青海西宁。盛锦华庭二期建设项目拖欠工人工资长达三年之久，工人们在售楼部门外拉横幅讨薪 pic.twitter.com/ps5shPpSPK
— 李老师不是你老师 (@whyyoutouzhele) January 17, 2024
Here are the summarized reactions of users translated into English:
- Trương Phi (@Binhhuynh971): “Wondering how they survived these three years🤔”
- ztachi (@ztachi007): “These white flowers are the achievements of the special police🤩”
- Zhou Feng (@ziyoufujian): “Just like Zhou Bapi, an overwhelming lead. Expecting horses to run fast without feeding them”
- TS666888FC (@TS666888FC): “Shameless”
- shion (@shionpsycho): “The cause is fundamentally because there was no intention to pay. They would continue to wait for a big picture, but now the big picture has collapsed”
- tg25311624 (@tg25311624): “Do these slaves have the right to demand wages from the secretaries?”
- hydrangea336699 (@hydrangea336699): “Patriotic masses don’t need wages, they just need patriotism”
- wuxi18486212 (@wu_xi): “It’s the end of the year”
- William Gong (@GongWillia72597): “Chinese people deserve this”
- CanadianCowboy_ (@CanadianCowboy_): “Unpaid wages were a characteristic of the Qing Dynasty, and it might trigger its downfall😂😇😂”
- Morningsunchen (@Morningsunchen): “Survived for three years, could wait another three, and three more”
- yng85596825 (@Yang): “Truly a human mine”
- fuckpig20211023 (@fuckpig20211023): “Not that Chinese people lack creativity. The West and the Communist Party are secretly colluding to suppress the creativity of the Chinese nation”
- ConradConnie12 (@ConradConnie12): “There was never any intention to pay from the beginning”
The remaining 16 user reactions are not included here as they do not provide additional insights or vary significantly from the ones mentioned above.
This situation in Qinghai Province highlights a serious issue regarding workers’ rights and labor conditions in China. The reactions range from empathy and concern to sarcasm and criticism, reflecting a complex tapestry of opinions on social and economic issues in China.