Recently, multiple netizens in Shenzhen posted on Xiaohongshu and Douyin that their companies, in order to comply with the two-day APEC holiday, are requiring employees to use their annual leave to offset the time off. Those who have no annual leave left for this year are being asked to deduct it from their 2027 annual leave. Some in the comment section shared similar arrangements.
Recently, netizens shared photos of the autumn recruitment board at Gannan Medical University: Huangpu District, Shanghai, is recruiting one clinical doctor, requiring a master's degree in clinical medicine, with the salary column marked at 1950 to 2499 yuan per month, with the upper limit being lower than Shanghai's monthly minimum wage standard of 2740 yuan.
On November 10, anti-trafficking volunteer Shangguan Zhengyi posted that two unidentified disabled individuals, who previously worked at a brick kiln, were taken by their boss to Dongliuke Village, Weibo Town, Xinji City, Hebei Province, where they were forced into hard labor for years. He reported the case to the local police (110) in the morning, but was told to call 12345, and 12345 then told him to call the police.
A netizen posted that she was repeatedly asked if she was an only child during autumn recruitment interviews, and failed every time she answered truthfully. Later, she fabricated a persona of having a younger brother whom she had taken care of since childhood to cope. Another intern recruiter mentioned that their team flags whether job applicants are only children.
On the evening of November 10, a netizen claiming to be a full-stack developer left a comment under the aforementioned post, saying, "Received a layoff notice today; it's finally my turn."
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, staff from the Huangpu District Health Commission in Shanghai told Jimu News that the monthly salary of 1,950 to 2,499 yuan indicated on the display board is the basic salary for public institutions, excluding performance pay.
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.
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, 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.