According to an ABC report on November 9, 47-year-old Chinese food delivery rider Feng Jianming and another rider discovered someone tampering with their bicycles in Melbourne. A confrontation ensued after they approached the individual, resulting in Feng being stabbed to death on the spot, while the other 34-year-old rider was injured.
A netizen submission exposes a notice posted on a water dispenser at a factory in Guangzhou, stating that day laborers are not allowed to use the water here, and those caught doing so will be fined.
On November 9, a netizen in Shanghai posted a video claiming that a company punished employees by forcing them to do group squats. Multiple employees were lined up following instructions while a manager supervised from the side.
On November 9, 51-year-old Roberto Urbano, the suspect in the murder of Melbourne food delivery rider Feng Jianming, appeared in court via video link facing charges of murder and intentionally causing serious injury. During the hearing, he repeatedly interrupted the proceedings, stood on a chair, and dropped his trousers to expose himself. The court cut off the link, and his defense attorney stated he suffers from schizophrenia and requested an assessment.
On November 8, a netizen posted a video on Douyin showing several workers using wooden poles to carry an 1,800-jin elevator main unit for Tenglong Cave on their shoulders, with some of them having gray hair. After the video sparked heated discussion, it was removed by the platform. Netizens left comments questioning why the working people only get to be censored.
On November 8, a food delivery rider in Henan suffered a sudden illness while on duty, collapsing to the ground in convulsions. Passersby helped lift his e-bike and attempted to provide aid by pressing his philtrum.
Based on surveillance footage, the court of first instance determined that Qin started the altercation and struck Ma's head multiple times, ordering Qin to bear 70% of the civil liability. On November 7, Red Star News reported that the Zhengzhou Intermediate Court rejected Qin's appeal and upheld the original verdict requiring compensation of over 840,000 yuan to the family.
Netizens reported that FAW-Volkswagen has cancelled policy bonuses for 2025 and beyond. These bonuses originally accounted for 30%–40% of the total annual salary package and were included by HR during recruitment. Engineers were informed after working for over 20 months that two years of bonuses would be cancelled, resulting in a loss of over 200,000 yuan. Related discussions have been throttled on Xiaohongshu (RedNote).
On November 6, a food delivery rider in Nanjing, Jiangsu, suspected of dying suddenly while sitting on his electric scooter at a traffic light. Passersby stepped forward to check on him and provide assistance, but rescue personnel arrived and were unable to resuscitate him. The body has been removed.
On November 6, another employee of Xigao Bus posted that they discovered their medical insurance had been suspended while seeking medical treatment. The company had returned multiple employees to third-party labor agencies without prior notice, leaving the employee and their colleagues unable to work normally, and they are calling for relevant departments to intervene.
On November 6, netizens filmed sanitation workers in Shenzhen, who were participating in city appearance maintenance for the APEC meeting, lacking proper rest and dining facilities. They were seen squatting on the roadside at noon eating cold meals and pickles they brought themselves, and sleeping in green belts at night. Netizens are calling for the improvement of rest stations and hot meal support.
A netizen submitted a report stating that their younger brother, who works at a Luxshare-ICT workshop in Anhui, was kicked by a line leader for being too slow at work and was verbally threatened with physical assault after his shift. The netizen questioned the company's basic respect for its employees.
On the evening of November 4, Longxi Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. in Huicheng District, Huizhou, Guangdong, required employees to collectively shout slogans wishing "General Manager Wei" a happy birthday, conditional on not working overtime that night, which sparked sarcasm from netizens.
On November 4, netizens discovered that a primary school in Taiyuan, Shanxi, issued a recruitment notice seeking 'internship teachers' from the public. The requirements included a full-time bachelor's degree or higher and a teacher qualification certificate, but it explicitly stated there would be no salary and that candidates must cover their own room and board, sparking widespread mockery and criticism from netizens.
On November 4, a Douyin influencer posted a video stating that a friend of over 20 years had passed away at a garment factory in Gaoyou, Jiangsu, due to long-term overwork. Chat logs show the female worker mentioned on November 19, 2025, that she was working overtime until 10 PM every day with no days off on Sundays, once saying, "I will die of sudden cardiac death sooner or later," and had been pressured by the finance department and the factory manager to return to work.