In Australia, a Chinese delivery worker for HungryPanda died after being attacked with a knife by a homeless person while refusing to give up the food, as the platform's policy requires delivery workers to compensate for lost or damaged meals.
On October 29, a Douyin influencer posted two notices from Yucai School in Pingyin County, Jinan, Shandong, dated October 27: due to loan approval failure and tight funds, June wages were delayed, and wages for May and June would be combined and paid at the end of November; social security and medical insurance for all staff would be terminated starting this month. The influencer claimed the school had not paid social security for 33 months, teachers had been legally demanding unpaid wages for two months, and many were forced to resign.
Hong Youcheng, 32, worked in research and development at Nanjing Wandes Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. He says that after a dispute with the company over work injuries and overtime, his computer, phone and identification documents were taken away, and that in 2024 and 2026 he was twice sent to a psychiatric hospital, staying a total of about eleven months. Over the years, he repeatedly reported the matter to the police and filed lawsuits, but none were accepted.
On October 28, homeowners at the C&D Jiuliwan residential complex in Wuxi, Jiangsu, posted a video reporting roof cracks in stacked-unit houses, construction waste buried inside the waterproofing layer and structure, and water accumulation under the insulation layer, stating that their daily rights defense efforts have yet to resolve the issues.
A subsidiary of the Yueyang Daily Media Group in Hunan entered bankruptcy liquidation in November 2025. It negotiated the termination of labor relations with three employees but has yet to pay a total of 50,000 yuan in owed wages and severance compensation. Before the 2026 Spring Festival, the company arranged funds to repay some external debts, but employees were repeatedly told by Yueyang Daily leadership that there were no funds available.
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.
Between 2022 and 2025, Hunan Zhonghuilu and its subsidiaries long owed workers more than 5 million yuan in labor remuneration, and have failed to pay social insurance in accordance with the law since 2021. After labor arbitration and litigation, the effective rulings have still not been carried out; the enterprises are accused of maliciously transferring assets to evade enforcement, and some workers are living in hardship.
According to netizen submissions and documents from the Pingjiang County Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, from 2022 to 2025 Zhonghuilv and its subsidiaries owed at least 127 employees over 6 million yuan in labor remuneration, and have paid no social insurance since 2021. After labor arbitration and litigation, the effective ruling has still not been carried out to date. Employees pursued rights defense through subdistrict coordination, labor inspection complaints, compulsory enforcement and other channels, and the handling of the case has exceeded the deadline by over 3 months with no feedback.
On October 14, workers at the CCCC Construction Group's Bailu West Tower project in Xiamen, Fujian, held banners to defend their rights due to unpaid wages. They had previously attempted to demand their wages multiple times without success. At the scene, some individuals obstructed filming and demanded the deletion of photos and videos.
After domestic media reported the case on October 13, outside observers questioned whether Hong Kong-listed Agile Living Services had serious lapses in recruitment background checks, surveillance maintenance, and complaint handling. The company released only a procedural response and did not directly address the substantive concerns.
In a cave dwelling renovation project in Yulin, Shaanxi, worker Hao Zhenzhong was injured during construction. His wife has publicly sought help, saying the costs of his follow-up treatment remain unprovided for.
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."
On October 12, the official account of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee Publicity Department, "Zhejiang Xuanchuan," published an article pointing out that the main video of the Stelato V800 braking test could not be viewed on multiple platforms and that discussion posts had disappeared. It said that deleting videos and handling the matter coldly cannot resolve the controversy, that public safety concerns are reasonable and justified, called for a third party to verify the cause of the failure, and urged regulators not to remain silent.
On October 12, according to Cover News, an aquarium hobbyist in Shandong said that a power outage caused by a Wolde smart power strip killed all the marine fish in the tank, with losses exceeding 20,000 yuan. Customer service was only willing to send a replacement socket, saying "if you don't accept it, go sue."
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.