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Chinese factory worker sets fire to textile plant over 800 yuan in unpaid wages (rfa.org)
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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/30901392

A Chinese factory employee set fire to a textile plant in China’s southwestern Sichuan province in his frustration over unpaid wages of just 800 yuan (or US$111), according to videos posted on social media and eyewitness accounts shared with Radio Free Asia.

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[–] very_well_lost@lemmy.world 20 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

over unpaid wages of just 800 yuan (or US$111)

lol, "just"

Wage theft is wage theft, the amount doesn't matter. Fuck you, pay me.

[–] ctenidium@lemmy.world 2 points 21 minutes ago

For the factory owner this amount certainly is negligible or almost nothing. But I'm sure for the worker it must be existential. Just for perspectives, do you think if someone gets caught stealing groceries for that amount - would the shop owner say "oh, never mind it's only 800 Yuan"