2026-11-12
Multiple JD.com delivery riders have exposed on social media that the platform is forcing them to deliver charity orders with a delivery fee of 0 yuan, sparking widespread concern over the labor rights of delivery workers.
2026-11-09
On November 9, a netizen posted that they were fired the day after leaving a negative review of their factory employer on Amap, and were forced to sign a resignation letter. The companies involved are Jiangsu Hongji Metal Products Co., Ltd. and Hongji Weiye (Suzhou) Auto Parts Co., Ltd. The factory identified the account that left the review by checking employees' phones and refused to settle wages in person.
2026-11-06
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.
2026-11-05
A salesperson claiming to be a third-party contract worker for Li Auto in the Guangdong region posted that their monthly performance pay was wiped out by the city general manager in October. After multiple failed attempts at communication and reporting the issue to HR, their work phone was deactivated, their WeChat Work contacts were migrated, and their devices were remotely locked.
2026-11-03
Multiple workers at Jiangyang Cable in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, staged a collective protest after 2,000 yuan was deducted from their wages for both September and October, leaving them with only 2,500 yuan in hand. Workers stated that they even had to pay out of pocket to cover their mortgage payments.
[Follow-up · November 2026] Workers at Jiangyang Cable in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, protested against wage deductions. Online chat logs indicate that workers had 2,000 yuan deducted from their pay for two consecutive months (September and October), leaving them with only 2,500 yuan in take-home pay, with no prior consultation with the workers.
2026-11-03
After an internal appeal failed, the teaching assistant posted their experience online. Subsequently, their office access was revoked and their employment contract was terminated. The contract stipulated a work week of no more than 40 hours over five days.
2026-10-26
On October 26, a probationary employee at Chengdu Xindahan Human Resources Management Co., Ltd. sent a message in the company's large group chat demanding severance for leaving their job, claiming they were dismissed without cause and received no compensation. A prior written objection had been read but left unanswered. The employee was subsequently removed from the group chat and their messages were muted. They demanded one month's wages in compensation as well as a certificate of separation, and stated they would apply for labor arbitration.
2026-10-25
On October 25, outside Building A of the office complex of Sinohydro Bureau 5 Co., Ltd. of China Power Construction, several workers held banners to defend their rights, accusing PowerChina Fifth Bureau of breaking its promised audit unit prices and skimming high management fees on the Zhengzhou airport district greening project, causing huge losses for the contractor, and pleading with the relevant authorities to investigate and punish the violations according to law.
2026-10-21
On October 21, anti-trafficking volunteer Shangguan Zhengyi released a plea from a family, stating that the police have not opened a case more than a month after the report. He called on relevant departments in Guangdong to verify the labor compensation, whether forced labor exists, and the reasons for the man's departure from the recycling station.
2026-10-20
On October 20, dozens of workers in blue work uniforms gathered in front of the gate of Guangxi Baise Tianyang Nanhua Paper Co., Ltd., chanting slogans such as “Defend our interests, we want compensation” in unison. The poster said the company is a subsidiary of the Yangpu Nanhua Group and was transferred to a third party without informing or compensating the employees.
2026-10-20
On October 20, a netizen in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, posted an accusation that Zhejiang Hengtong Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd. unlawfully deducted wages when handling their work injury case. On October 5, they were struck on the head by an iron rod being dumped; the company determined they had operated in violation of rules and deducted 800 yuan. The employee said the iron rod was not secured and posed a hazard, and that they were transferred to another post without receiving training; they have resigned after being obstructed for insisting on filing a work injury report.
2026-10-20
On October 20, Chengdu Kangte'en Technology Group Co., Ltd. issued an internal notice, citing the coordination of its Chengdu and Shenzhen office areas, proposing to adjust Chengdu employees' attendance hours to 9:00–18:15 starting November 1, extending the daily schedule by 35 minutes compared with the original arrangement. Under the notice, employees left a continuous stream of comments saying "disagree" and "firmly disagree," with one employee stating that they would attend work at the original times until an agreement is reached.
2026-10-19
On October 19, a Meituan dedicated delivery rider posted his 27th rights defense video on Bilibili, saying that after 6 years of working as a dedicated rider no entity had paid social insurance for him, and that for nearly 5 years he had been registered as an individual business owner. The app shows that his labor contract has been approved but cannot be opened. The case is scheduled to be heard at the Tinghu District Court in Yancheng on October 28; at the last hearing the contractor failed to appear.
2026-10-15
On October 15, former Chengdu Airlines pilot Liu Wei posted a video in a civil aviation uniform, saying that in the 12 years since he left his job, CAAC Document No. 109 had been used by superiors to block the transfer of his flight crew records, making it impossible for him to find new employment. He publicly solicited leads on illegal and criminal conduct by Manager Ye of the flight department and his wife, promising to keep sources confidential and to file reports on their behalf.
2026-10-13
Guanyuan Data's Guangzhou branch, dissatisfied with the labor arbitration ruling, has sued Li Yu, a dismissed employee with late-stage stomach cancer, bringing the case into first instance. A company staff member responded that the toll that prolonged litigation takes on a seriously ill employee "is not something the company needs to consider."
2026-10-10
On October 10, "Shengongshe" of the Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions disclosed this old case: a security guard was scheduled to work all 7 days of the National Day holiday and was fired for failing to show up; an arbitration ruling ordered the company to pay nearly 30,000 yuan, but the court ruled that the company did not need to pay compensation.
2026-10-09
BYD employees, angry over the company withholding profit bonuses, posted big-character banners inside the company to express their dissatisfaction; the banners were subsequently removed by security guards.
2026-10-05
A candidate in a teacher recruitment exam in Puning, Guangdong, posted that on August 6 staff of the municipal Education Bureau persuaded him to fill out a voluntary withdrawal of employment form on the grounds that he failed the HIV physical exam. The physical exam standards revised in 2013, as specified in the recruitment announcement, do not list AIDS as a disqualifying condition, yet the Education Bureau refused to hire him based on the version revised in 2007. After refusing to sign, the candidate filed complaints with the letters and visits, human resources and social security, and discipline inspection departments, and on August 17 received a written certificate of physical exam failure and applied for administrative reconsideration; the problem remains unresolved.
2026-10-02
On October 2, a labor-dispatch worker in Wangdu County, Hebei posted a video on Bilibili saying that he worked at the County Administrative Approval Bureau as a dispatched worker, was rated excellent by the Organization Department for his poverty-alleviation work in a village from 2019 to 2022, and was dismissed and had his medical insurance payments halted after being diagnosed with myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction. The 1245 hotline replied that his physical examination had not detected any related diseases, and described his village work as auxiliary work.
2026-09-28
A bus driver with Chongqing Urban Transportation Development Investment (Group) Co., Ltd. fell ill on his way to work and died after more than 48 hours of emergency treatment. The company refused to pay compensation on the grounds that the case did not meet the criteria for work-related injury recognition.
2026-09-28
On September 28, the family of a bus driver who died of illness went to Chongqing Urban Transport Development & Investment (Group) Co., Ltd. to defend their rights. Several security guards blocked them at the company entrance, and a dispute broke out between the two sides.
2026-09-23
On September 23, at the south gate of the BYD Industrial Park in Fuyang, Anhui, after a worker reportedly died in a work-related incident, multiple family members knelt at the scene to demand their rights and held up a banner reading "Worker died three days ago and no one has dealt with it," protesting the factory's three-day failure to respond.
2026-09-23
On September 23, Cai Xiaodan updated her rights-defense progress on Bilibili, saying that it had been the fifth day she stayed overnight in the company's conference room awaiting a reply; her 83-year-old grandfather felt unwell and was taken to hospital by ambulance 120, and after receiving an IV drip he returned to the company to fetch belongings but was blocked again. Her husband passed away nearly nine months ago, and the company has repeatedly called the police to demand that the family members leave.
2026-09-22
Employees of Xi'an Feibao Technology publicly complained about the company executive. It is reported that the company is a core supplier to the People's Liberation Army.
2026-09-14
On September 14, families of multiple victims in Lishui, Zhejiang, held portraits of the deceased and went to the headquarters of Lishui Public Transport Group Co., Ltd. to conduct rights defense. The family members stated that their father was killed after being struck by a bus while performing road work. Nearly three months after the incident, the bus company has yet to provide a clear response, prompting the family to visit the company to demand accountability.
2026-09-16
On September 16, a BYD employee had their corporate WeChat account banned after sending an open letter to their department opposing the company's policy of deducting performance pay based on rankings. The employee had previously organized colleagues to sign a petition against the pay cuts, but after being warned by department heads, only six people participated.
2026-09-17
Zhang Liang's family traveled by car from Hebei to the company to negotiate matters concerning his work-related death; the company promised to give a reply after discussion but repeatedly delayed.
2026-09-17
On September 17, Cai Xiaodan, widow of engineer Zhang Liang, and her family were invited to negotiate with Beijing Fanghong Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Tsinghua Tongfang. The company promised twice to provide a written response by the end of the workday on September 21, but as of September 23, it has failed to do so, nor has it provided the requested materials such as work records, attendance sheets, and payroll records.
2026-09-16
An employee of the milk tea shop “Yidian Dian” discovered a foreign object in the black tea, reported it to quality control and was instructed to remove it and continue using it. The employee later applied for arbitration due to an irregular labor contract, and the company sent someone to his grandparents’ home to threaten them in order to force him to give up defending his rights.
2026-09-16
An employee at a “Yi Dian Dian” milk tea shop found that the labor contract they had signed was not legitimate, and therefore applied for labor arbitration.
2026-09-12
On September 12, 2026, Jianlu Clothing Co., Ltd. in Suqian, Jiangsu Province was exposed by a current employee who claimed that in August 2026 the company arranged employees to work more than 350 hours, and also deducted overtime pay, failed to fully pay social insurance, and covertly forced employees to resign. The employee said that long-term excessive overtime had caused serious bodily damage. Subsequently, the employee submitted a report to the local labor inspection department and formally delivered a "Notice of Forced Termination of Labor Relationship" to the company.
2026-09-10
The lawsuit filed by Hong Kong Journalists Association Chairwoman Ronson Chan Man-fai against Dow Jones, the parent company of The Wall Street Journal, over his dismissal has concluded. The court ruled that Dow Jones obstructed the exercise of union rights, but the claim of illegal dismissal was not established. Sentencing will be scheduled for a later date.
2026-09-12
On September 12, Liu Anjun went to the Beijing Guangnei Police Station and other departments to demand clarification on Sun Meihua's suspected abandonment, trafficking, and purchase of persons, and was told that the case was still ongoing and that information was kept confidential from non-direct family members.
2026-09-10
A teacher in Wuhan posted a video exposing their August salary of only 120 yuan, received on Teacher's Day. They were deducted 1800 yuan due to being on sick leave since June after an injury and the student enrollment not meeting the required standard. Although the Wuhan Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau accepted their work-related injury claim application on August 3rd, the result is pending and they have to cover their own surgical expenses. Their appeals to superiors have been fruitless.
2026-09-11
Li Yu was diagnosed with late-stage stomach cancer on May 20. During the medical treatment period, on June 16, he was dismissed by the Guangzhou branch of Guanyuan Data on the grounds of failing to meet performance targets. On September 11, the labor arbitration ruled that the company had unlawfully terminated the contract, ordering it to pay compensation of 15,700 yuan and a medical subsidy of 94,500 yuan.
2026-09-09
A Victoria's Secret employee in Zhejiang had their request for care leave for their mother's lung cancer surgery rejected by their supervisor. After posting on social media and complaining to the headquarters, they were granted paid leave, and subsequent related public opinion was deleted by the platform.
2026-09-05
In a Zhihu Q&A, a netizen revealed that Xingyu's layoff of fresh graduates was taken to the EU, and said that the student had previously gone through the labor arbitration process, reporting up the line all the way to the municipal Party secretary, and that all of them concluded the company's layoffs were not in violation and there was no subsidy fraud.
2026-09-05
Reports claim that on September 5, 2026, after fresh graduates laid off by Changzhou Xingyu Co., Ltd. filed complaints with overseas institutions, the local labor department and officials reversed their position and ruled that the company's layoffs were illegal while avoiding accountability for subsidy fraud; related discussions on Zhihu were deleted.
2026-09-04
On September 4, 2026, after Radio Free Asia reported on the Changzhou Xingyu incident, Chinese workers paid widespread attention to defending their rights with the help of the EU Forced Labor Regulation, and several labor experts offered interpretations of the determination standards and the supply chain complaint mechanism.
2026-09-02
On September 2, 2026, it was reported online that a worker was electrocuted to death during renovation and demolition work at Poly Times Mall in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou. Due to a dispute over compensation, the victim’s family paraded a portrait of the deceased around the mall to defend their rights.
2026-09
A netizen from Fangzi District, Weifang City, Shandong Province, posted on Xiaohongshu revealing that local hired teachers are facing severe wage arrears, with salaries delayed by 180 days, performance bonuses by 545 days, and housing provident funds by 300 days. Heating fees are two years overdue. The poster complained about not having money to pay back wages before the Mid-Autumn Festival and being unable to return home for the holiday, jokingly referencing slogans from within the system, sparking discussions among netizens about grassroots finances and teacher compensation.
2026-09-01
On September 1, 2026, Volkswagen China responded to complaints that Xingyu Co. had pushed out fresh graduates, saying it had immediately launched a special investigation and stressing that the principle of respecting workers' rights applies to the supply chain.
2026-09-01
On September 1, 2026, Volkswagen's China unit responded to complaints that Changzhou-based Xingyu Shares had collectively pushed out fresh graduates, saying the group had launched a special investigation into supply chain companies and stressing that respecting workers' rights is a core principle of its operations.
2026-08-28
Several fresh graduates whose employment contracts were terminated by Changzhou Xingyu complained about the matter to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the German Volkswagen Group; the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and relevant Volkswagen departments confirmed that they had received the materials.
2026-08-28
On August 28, 2026, fresh graduates whose offers were rescinded by Changzhou Xingyu Shares filed complaints over labor rights violations with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and their client, Germany's Volkswagen Group. The HKEX's Listing Division and Volkswagen's investigation office successively confirmed in writing that the complaints had been received and would be examined.
2026-08-27
On August 29, 2026, hundreds of fresh graduates whose offers were rescinded by Xingyu Co. forced the company to issue a public apology and pay compensation by filing reports on forced labor to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the EU, and European clients.
2026-08-26
Liu Xiang posted on Weibo asking netizens for help, saying the Shanghai Sports Bureau required him to choose between a "buyout of his years of service" and "becoming a coach," and questioning why the placement issue had been delayed for ten years. The Shanghai Sports Bureau responded that it would arrange proper placement.
2026-08-26
On August 26, 2026, Olympic champion Liu Xiang posted on Weibo, publicly questioning the Shanghai Sports Bureau's recent requirement that he choose between transitioning to a coach or having his personnel relationship bought out, and questioning the advertising fee sharing system of that year.
2026-08-20
On August 20, 2026, multiple staff members exposed that the crew of Season 8 of Tencent Video's variety show The Exciting Offer worked more than 18 hours of overtime, withheld overtime pay, and threatened and blamed employees who defended their rights.
2026-08-14
On August 14, 2026, Wuli Xiongxing Footwear in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian was shut down after failing a fire safety inspection. A large number of workers, unable to receive unemployment benefits, gathered at the company's office and outside the building to defend their rights.
2026-08-12
On August 12, a JD.com courier in Shenzhen posted about his extremely long working hours and said he was criticized by managers for damaging the company's image; he was subsequently placed on indefinite leave.
2026-08-11
On August 11, 2026, a contract worker in Beijing revealed that the company had uniformly reduced employees' salaries by 10% on the grounds of implementing the government's requirement to pay social insurance in full, sparking protests among workers over companies shifting the cost of social insurance compliance onto them.
2026-08-06
On August 6, 2026, an associate professor at a private undergraduate university in Guangdong reported that the school laid him off on the grounds that there were no teaching tasks due to structural changes in college entrance exam applicants and the majors they applied for, reflecting the impact of declining enrollment on university teaching positions.
2026-08-05
On August 5, a foreign teacher at Shanghai Jiao Tong University posted on social media that the university had unilaterally terminated his contract, deemed it a voluntary resignation, and refused to pay compensation; he has formally applied for labor arbitration.
2026-08-05
On August 5, the wife of Zhang Liang, a Beijing Fanghong engineer who died suddenly after 140 consecutive days of overtime, spoke out, saying the company's department required family members to sign a pledge not to post the evidence they had gathered online before it would cooperate with the application for work-related death determination.
2026-08-04
Affected villagers posted stating that the flood was a man-made accident, and all residents of Liulan Village refused to sign, demanding an explanation from higher authorities.
2026-07-30
Multiple workers gathered in rights defense outside the Jiamusi Postal Bureau in Heilongjiang, reporting that the unit had not paid their housing provident fund and that there were problems such as exploitation and deliberate obstruction. During the incident, someone fell to the ground and was carried away by medical personnel.
Location: Jiamusi, Heilongjiang ·
Importance III ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-07-27
On July 28, 2026, Jiang Dong, head of Xiaohongshu's in-house media intelligence team, publicly posted a detailed account of how the company unilaterally terminated his labor contract with only 8 days left before his stock options expired, and how he filed for arbitration and litigation, openly questioning the company's option management mechanism.
2026-07-16
On July 16, 2026, some sanitation workers in Miaoba Town, Dazhu County, Dazhou, Sichuan, reported that their monthly salary was only just over 1,000 yuan and demanded that the minimum wage be guaranteed. The town government officially replied that the two sides were in a contractual relationship rather than an employment relationship, and refused to apply the minimum wage standard.
2026-07-15
In July 2026, Zhang Liang's wife, Cai Xiaodan, spoke out once again, stating that her husband died suddenly due to continuous overtime work. After the family reported the incident, the relevant departments referred the issue back to the company in question for self-handling.
2026-07-02
On July 2, 2026, a bamboo raft in the waters off Houjiang, Nan'ao County, Shantou, Guangdong was capsized after being struck by an iron vessel, killing one person, and the vessel responsible fled the scene. Recently, the family took to the internet to report that no case had been filed long after the incident and that dock surveillance footage had been overwritten, publicly seeking help to defend their rights.
2026-06-12
On June 12, 2026, the Gaizhou City Public Security Bureau in Liaoning formally returned 2,859.2 grams of gold products seized nearly 30 years ago to Dalian man Pan Yongjia and reached a settlement, with the party withdrawing his state compensation application.
2026-06-08
On June 8, 2026, in Qitaihe, Heilongjiang, a candidate ranked first in a public institution exam but was illegally replaced. After the person involved continued to defend her rights and appeal, local officials directly issued an announcement canceling the entire recruitment position in question.
Location: Qitaihe, Heilongjiang ·
Importance III ·
Verification: Reported ·
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2026-05-27
On May 27, 2026, several on-duty employees of BYD direct-sales stores posted videos online to defend their rights, accusing the company of suddenly converting direct-sales stores to independent dealerships without any communication or placement, hauling away display vehicles and equipment overnight and abandoning the employees.
2026-05-26
On May 26, 2026, an office worker in Nanning, Guangxi posted a complaint saying that their company, because performance targets had not been met, was forcing employees to accept physical punishment. The employee firmly refused this unreasonable rule and had a verbal confrontation with the supervisor on the spot.
2026-05-25
On May 25, 2026, it was reported online that an employee of Shenzhen Haorui Technology Co., Ltd. died suddenly in a dormitory after working 13 consecutive days. The family said their work-injury application was rejected by the Social Security Bureau, drawing online attention.
2026-04-03
Cai Xiaodan, wife of Zhang Liang, filed a real-name report with the relevant departments over the company's attempt to shirk responsibility for the work-related death determination.
2026-01-21
After returning to her hometown in Guizhou, Xiao Wei (online name "Xiao Wei is not Xiao Wei"), a mainland spouse deported from Taiwan, has been actively defending the rights of local residents, live-streaming to denounce local government extravagance, and publicly challenging the local village committee to a debate in her live-stream.
2025-11-09
On Nov 9, a delivery courier publicly called out Liu Qiangdong, criticizing JD Delivery's "0.01-yuan treat" promotional event. The event forced merchants to bear the costs and drastically lowered courier delivery fees, causing courier earnings per order to drop far below normal levels, which triggered strong backlash from both merchants and couriers.
2025-03-01
Around March 1, 2025, “Teacher Li Is Not Your Teacher” and its team launched the “Niuma.ICU” project, soliciting from the public lists of companies across China that impose excessive working hours and violate labor laws, in an effort to advance labor rights defense.
2023
A 2023 first-instance ruling found that failure to report for duty from October 1 to 3 constituted a refusal to work overtime on statutory holidays rather than absenteeism, but absence from October 4 to 7 constituted absenteeism; the company's termination of the employment relationship was lawful, and it was not required to pay the 29992.82 yuan in compensation ordered by the arbitration award.
2019
When Huawei employee Li Hongyuan left the company in 2018, he negotiated a severance package of 330,000 yuan. Shortly after the money arrived, he was criminally detained by Shenzhen police, with the charges changing from embezzlement and leaking trade secrets to extortion. Because Li had kept recordings of the negotiations and public pressure mounted, he was released without charge after 251 days in detention and received state compensation of 107,522 yuan paid by the government.
2018-12
According to a report by Caixin, in the very month that Li Hongyuan was detained, 5 employees were arrested for demanding severance pay from Huawei, one of whom was arrested by Thai police while traveling in Thailand and later handed over.
2008-07-03
After the Yang Jia case occurred, artist Ai Weiwei published a series of posts on his blog, pressing questions about the details of Yang Jia's case, the circumstances of his mother being committed to a psychiatric hospital, and the violations of procedure during the trial; his blog at one point became a gathering point for online public opinion. After that, he spoke out for Yang Jia multiple times.
2002-03
In March 2002, tens of thousands of laid-off and still-employed workers at the Daqing Oilfield took to the streets over unfair compensation for buyouts of their years of service and cuts to their medical and pension benefits. The demonstrations lasted nearly three weeks, with the crowd at one point reaching 40,000 to 50,000 people, setting a record for the scale of collective worker protests since the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.
2002
Ms. Ma Yongtian won a lawsuit regarding her factory being robbed in 2002 and obtained a court judgment.