On September 23, dozens of workers at Hongxing Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in Xingtai, Hebei hung banners at the factory gate to demand unpaid wages, saying the controlling listed company, Shanzi Hi-Tech, had failed to pay wages and stopped paying social insurance contributions, forcing some employees to have their contracts terminated.[Wage Arrears Rights Defense][Corporate Responsibility][Xingtai][Hongxing Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd.][Shanzi High-Tech]