On 7 January, a massive protest broke out at the Zybio (Zhongyuan Huiji) medical supply factory in Chongqing that produces Covid-19 antigen test kits. About half of the company’s 20,000 workers were set to be terminated after orders for test kits have recently dropped. Workers were still owed some back pay and took to the streets to defend their rights.
Videos on Twitter show workers blocking roads, confronting police, and trampling over streets littered with iconic plastic test cassettes. Eyewitness accounts describe workers destroying production materials and finished products. Workers were promised a better hourly rate for their back pay, and the conflict has suspended…
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