The Chinese government has been forced to cancel the privatisation of a steel firm following worker protests, the country’s state-run media has reported.
The cancellation of the deal to sell state-owned Linzhou Steel in Henan province came after staff held an official hostage for four days.
It was the second time in under a month that worker militancy in the steel industry has halted a privatisation.
At the end of July, a boss at Tonghua Steel was killed in violent protests.
Plans to sell a stake in Tonghua to private firm Jianlong Steel were subsequently shelved.
In the latest case, the government had hoped to sell Linzhou Steel to another private business, Fengbao Iron & Steel.
The local official from Anyang, one of the main cities in Henan province, was released after the government pledged to abandon the takeover.
A growing number of workers at China’s numerous state-run steel firms are opposed to privatisations as they fear large scale redundancies resulting from moves to boost efficiency.
Linzhou employs 5,122 workers. –BBC News
January – ZERO WASTE MONTH
“Stop wasting our money.
Stop corruption!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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January
24 Jan – International Day of Education
26 Jan – International Day of Clean Energy
Monthly Observances:
National Microinsurance Month
Zero Waste Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: National Time Consciousness Week
Week 3: National Mental Health Week
Last Week: Children’s Week
Daily Observances:
January 6: Community Development Day
Third Sunday: Children’s Day
Day of Sanctity and Protection of Human Life
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