Miaoba Town Government in Dazhu, Sichuan Classifies Sanitation Workers as Contractors and Refuses to Pay the Minimum Wage
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.