On November 3, a netizen in Yancheng, Jiangsu, posted a video claiming that the FAW Yancheng branch had defaulted on employee wages and laid off staff. Employees gathered at the factory gate to defend their rights, with multiple police cars and SWAT police vehicles present at the scene. The netizen who posted the video stated that they were owed two months' wages and that the company had laid off employees during a leave period without prior notice.