At 8:50 AM on November 3, about 7,000 people were at a job fair site looking for work, but there were very few job openings, leaving a large number of people just sitting around to kill time.
On November 3, the headquarters of Chongqing Kunpeng Payment Service Co., Ltd. was crowded with a large number of people demanding rights. Multiple merchants and agents reported that their POS devices have frequently experienced issues such as funds not arriving and delayed settlements recently.
On November 3, during an online patrol, the Rongchang Public Security Bureau in Chongqing discovered individuals insulting each other. Upon visiting their homes, they confirmed that both parties were minors and provided them with criticism and education.
On November 2, Chongqing Jiangjin Hotel owed wages, and multiple employees lay or sat in the hotel's internal hallway and outside the main entrance to defend their rights and demand unpaid wages.
On November 1, a netizen posted that the Longfor Paradise Walk in Chongqing requires cleaning staff to wear makeup at work, sparking controversy. The mall officially responded that it insists on a neat and appropriate image for cleaning positions, and related questioning posts and comments were subsequently continuously deleted.
On October 29, while giving a lecture at Chongqing University of Technology, Zhang Xue claimed that an employee with a junior college degree had worked with her for ten years, rising from a monthly salary of a few thousand yuan to an annual salary of 500,000 to 600,000 yuan, with stock options valued at 30 million yuan, telling students that they have a higher starting point and need not be afraid.
On October 26, Zhangxue Motorcycle held a campus recruitment presentation at Chongqing University. The PPT showed an annual salary of 120,000 to 150,000 RMB for R&D positions and 100,000 to 120,000 RMB for non-R&D positions. After the salary plan was posted online, netizens mocked it, asking, 'Who would go for that amount of money?'
The poster said that Zhang Zhengyi's open letter accusing Chongqing No. 8 Middle School of violating enrollment rules and the principal of using police to retaliate against whistleblowers has been deleted on the domestic internet.
On October 22, Fengjie Primary School in Fengjie County, Chongqing, issued an autumn break notice stating that, in accordance with a meeting of the county education commission, teachers are not to take time off during the autumn break and must carry out teaching training and in-school club activities, with the county education commission supervising the implementation.
Reuters reported on October 20 that some unemployed people in China leave home on time every day to pretend they are going to work in order to hide their job loss from their families, such as a 28-year-old laid-off internet worker in Chongqing who goes out from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. Cornell scholar Diana Fu said this behavior buffers collective discontent and helps Beijing delay the choice between automation and employment.
On October 16, a Xiaohongshu user posted that when applying for a passport in Yuzhong, Chongqing, they were asked about their purpose of going abroad, whether they owned property, and their savings. Because they rented without a contract, approval was finally granted only after they showed Alipay records of utility bill payments over the past year.
Former Chongqing mayor Huang Qifan is under investigation. Huang Qifan once worked alongside Bo Xilai and Sun Zhengcai, and later moved into economic circles to become a prominent figure.
Huawei and Seres disclosed on October 14 that they had filed a civil lawsuit against a short-video blogger, accusing the blogger of using AI to fabricate false footage showing the body of an AITO vehicle collapsing, and demanding the removal of the video, a pinned apology for 90 days, and 1 million yuan in compensation. The case is set to be heard on October 23 at the Liangjiang New Area People's Court in Chongqing. The blogger's video had fewer than 3,000 views and only a few dozen followers.
The website of the CCDI and the National Supervisory Commission announced that Huang Qifan, former deputy secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee and mayor, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and is undergoing review and investigation.
The website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission issued a notice on the evening of October 13, announcing that Huang Qifan, former deputy secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee and former mayor of the Chongqing Municipal Government, is undergoing review and investigation.