China Unpaid Wages Issue for Workers in Jinan, Shandong Province
According to 李老师不是你老师 (@whyyoutouzhele), workers at Fuxing International Center in Jinan, Shandong Province, have not been paid their wages for the years 2021 and 2022 as of January 19, 2024. As a result, these workers, left with no other options, resorted to sleeping outside the company’s premises in protest to demand their unpaid wages.
1月19日，山东济南。复星国际中心拖欠工人2021年-2022年的工资，至今仍未结付。
无奈的工人们只能睡在公司门外讨薪。 pic.twitter.com/GGv6zAFwGa— 李老师不是你老师 (@whyyoutouzhele) January 19, 2024
User Reactions:
- 清丝老师谈治国理政: “Xi Jinping Christ is spreading the gospel of communism in homes across China.”
- 擎天柱归来: “This year will see an unimaginable number of unfinished buildings.”
- Cheng-Wei Lai: “Working 996 (long hours) every day but not getting paid, it’s sad 😢.”
- 实时头条: “Can these workers who cannot receive their salaries look up to the West?”
- 自由福建、抵制大一統-習近平は中共独裁者（周鋒FengZhou）: “Planning to make them work for free and then run away! Should demand a deposit from bosses before starting work.”
- 1984.: “Fuxing still owes me a lot of money too.”
- World NO.1世界第一: “Ordinary people should pay attention to me.”
- Hunter: “It’s not that the company doesn’t want to pay, but the cash flow is poor. With many construction projects in China requiring advance payment, these problems are prone to occur.”
These reactions show a mix of commentary, criticism, and humor reflecting on the broader economic challenges facing workers in China. The issue at Fuxing International Center highlights the struggles of unpaid wages and the impact on workers’ lives.