2026-10-30
An employee of Quanzhou Hongxing Building Materials Co., Ltd. suffered a hand injury while operating machinery during work hours. The company is unwilling to report the work-related injury to the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, instead pressuring the employee to use personal medical insurance for treatment, refusing to conduct a labor capacity assessment, ignoring potential long-term complications, and offering only a small amount of private compensation.
2026-10-29
A man uploaded a video documenting his working life, stating that he gets off work at 4:31 AM and wakes up at 5:35 AM to pack cilantro for piece-rate pay, sleeping only about an hour because he wants to support his two children and does not want his wife to work too hard. When asked by a netizen what he would do if he died, he replied that he would be liberated.
2026-10-29
Recently, a mother posted a video on Douyin of bringing her child to work, showing the child lying on the floor piled with goods, with a caption saying it will be better once the child starts school. In the comments section, many netizens shared similar photos, lamenting that they neither took good care of their children nor earned enough money.
2026-10-28
According to a netizen's submission, FedEx uses various means in China to cut costs and boost efficiency, including transferring employees to other positions and outsourcing its business to JD Logistics.
2026-10-27
On the evening of October 27, a Chinese construction employer in Bangkok, Thailand, refused to pay four Burmese workers their wages, citing a lack of prior notice. Following a dispute, the workers attacked the employer with steel bars and knives, resulting in the employer's death and serious injury to a Chinese colleague. The four suspects fled with approximately 40,000 to 50,000 Thai Baht in cash.
2026-10-27
A netizen submission claims that during promotional periods, Shanghai Suda Warehousing and Logistics Co., Ltd. has employees working 13 hours a day for half a month straight; leave requests are denied and performance pay is docked, overtime goes unpaid at full rate, and only one simple meal is provided.
2026-10-27
On October 27, a netizen submitted via [Niuma.ICU] to expose that Shenzhen Deshengyuan Technology Co., Ltd. requires 6 workdays per week and 12 hours per day, that the workshop has only fans with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees, that no social insurance or housing provident fund is paid, and that wages are not paid on time.
2026-10-27
On October 27, a netizen posted to expose that a local bank was internally rolling out a “Fight for Your Mother” performance appraisal, requiring employees to sign a “My Ten-Day Pledge,” commit to a net increase in balance, and post family photos on a wall of honor. Netizens criticized it as being no different from a pyramid scheme.
2026-10-27
On October 27, a Guangdong netizen posted on Xiaohongshu saying that for nearly four years their social insurance had been paid at the minimum base. HR held a talk with them, proposing to pay social insurance in full starting November, but demanding that they bear the company's share; after calculation, their salary was cut by more than 1,000 yuan.
2026-10-27
On October 27, a netizen in Jiangsu posted a video saying that when a factory was recruiting screw-fastening workers, it required applicants to quickly fill a small-hole board with screws within a set time limit, with staff on site timing and supervising, claiming that the assembly line has a set speed so hand speed must be tested.
2026-10-27
On October 27, a medical doctoral resident at Fudan University posted a video stating that they had worked continuously from 7:30 AM on Sunday to 7:30 PM on Monday, totaling 36 hours, and still had a morning shift the next day. They self-deprecatingly remarked, 'Medical residents are truly creatures that cannot be worked to death.'
2026-10-27
On October 27, a netizen posted a recap of their previous experience working in corporate management, saying the company had cut the average per-person cost of employee lunches from 3.8 yuan to about 3.5 yuan, while the boss still demanded the purchase of cheap frozen goods and often went several months without paying wages, claiming that other companies were also in arrears.
2026-10-26
On October 26, a netizen published an article comparing the Majuqiao day-labor market in Beijing with the Yizhuang industrial park just across the river: workers crowd into vans before dawn with cargo and passengers mixed together, earning 180 yuan for a five-hour trip, and sleeping in dormitories converted from kitchens; across the river, SMIC and JD.com are brightly lit. The article noted that there are over 200 million people in flexible employment and that the youth unemployment rate was about 18% in September.
2026-10-26
A netizen's submission claims that Jiangxi Dongfang Chemical and Glass Equipment Co., Ltd. requires early starts and late finishes, employees must stay at the company during the midday break, alternating one- and two-day weekends are in place with no annual leave, and on single-rest weeks, makeup workdays for public holidays mean working more than ten days in a row.
2026-10-25
On October 25, a lawyer interning at a law firm in a new first-tier city posted that her original monthly salary was 3,000 yuan, but after paying social insurance she received only 1,000 yuan; she has to buy business suits out of her own pocket, still wears summer clothes in 10℃ weather, and has to pay 1,000 yuan herself for pre-job training.
2026-10-24
A netizen posted that a part-time bookstore position required doing the same work as a full-time employee, yet the monthly wage was only 500 to 600 yuan, lamenting that slavery still exists. Commenters joked that the hourly pay is worse than a parking lot in Guangzhou.
2026-10-23
A netizen submission claimed that bottom-level employees at Hunan Meicheng New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. have no guaranteed rest time, and that during the 2026 Mid-Autumn and National Day holidays they did not get a single day off, working overtime throughout.
2026-10-23
A netizen submitted a report to @Teacher Li Is Not Your Teacher, claiming that Wanquan Security deducts 50 yuan for being 1 minute late, that overtime on weekends and workdays has become routine, and that working after hours and on holidays is the norm, yet statutory overtime pay is never paid.
2026-10-22
A netizen submission claims that China Telecom's Pengjiang District branch in Jiangmen City almost every weekend runs promotional activities, with leaders forcing employees to go out and set up stalls, and that there will be no days off for the 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day.
2026-10-22
According to a netizen submission, Wuhan Shengjing Chain Commerce Co., Ltd. forcibly transferred employees to farther stores and cut their base salaries without consulting them, in order to pressure employees into resigning on their own.
2026-10-22
A Bilibili user asked about social insurance and housing fund contributions, wages, and leave in a comment under a promotional video by "Tea Factory Eldest Princess" in June this year. The user then released a video raising doubts based on the company's publicly available insurance enrollment data, but it was taken down following an infringement complaint. Several follow-up posts were locked, and the other party filed a complaint demanding that the platform take strict action, restrict uploads, or ban the account.
2026-10-22
A netizen submitted to [Niuma.ICU] claiming that the Chuxiong Power Supply Bureau of Yunnan Power Grid frequently forces overtime with no overtime pay; public holidays that are not taken automatically expire; wages of grassroots and outsourced employees have barely risen in over a decade and are often deducted; and there is a stark polarization in treatment between those with connections and everyone else.
2026-10-22
On October 22, a netizen posted a call for the state to see the suffering of the people and abolish labor dispatch and labor outsourcing, calling it the enslavement of the poor. In the comments section, netizens sarcastically pointed out that state-owned enterprises and central enterprises are the biggest users of outsourcing.
2026-10-21
A netizen submitted a post claiming that employees at China Post's Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province branch have received no overtime pay for decades, have often had wages deducted on the pretext of inspections, have been forced to buy third-party products at their own expense, and that leaders, in order to earn commissions, pressure employees into engaging in financial fraud.
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, outside the China Unicom office in Changsha, Hunan, multiple employees wearing red vests printed with the words “Unicom,” “Pay back the money,” and “Demand unpaid wages” gathered to defend their rights. They ate boxed meals on site and insisted on protesting, demanding that the leaders come out and resolve the issue. Commenters posted screenshots of their low pay to show support.
2026-10-20
On October 20, the Dominican Ministry of Labor released the results of inspections of 101 stores and commercial plazas operated by Chinese investors. 91 of them were found to dismiss employees before completing three months in order to evade obligations for leave and severance pay; 53 did not grant weekly rest days; 37 did not pay overtime; and 24 were ordered to close due to safety hazards.
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, the topic trended on Weibo’s society chart. Netizens shared multiple screenshots of work group chats showing that employees must report when they go to the toilet, and that one person was questioned after taking a 20-minute break. In the comments, people complained that they had lost the freedom to go to the toilet at work.
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.
2026-10-20
On October 20, a Douyin user edited and published the video "The Eyes of Workers," which received 117,000 likes. In the comments section, netizens left remarks such as "all fuel" and "human batteries," lamenting the exhaustion and numbness of Chinese workers.
2026-10-19
Zhou Lubao, who had actively participated in public discussions and helped workers demand unpaid wages, was sentenced by a Lanzhou court to 14 years in prison for extortion. Netizens posted lamenting that the one who fought for others' wages was instead heavily punished.
2026-10-19
According to a report by China Digital Times, the detention of labor rights activist Feng Rui has drawn outside attention while highlighting official pressure and censorship surrounding labor issues. Related commentary noted that if recording injustice requires walking on thin ice, society will ultimately become empty and silent.
2026-10-19
A woman recalled on Douyin that she used to do piece-rate work at JD Logistics, working 18 hours a day, six days a week with one day off, earning over 5000 yuan a month; coworkers still worked while injured but were mocked for being slow. After she left the job, she was attacked by netizens for talking about this experience online.
2026-10-19
On October 19, a food delivery rider in Hubei reportedly died suddenly while riding an electric bike. Wearing a helmet, he remained seated, slumped over the roadside railing; passersby called out to him but he had already stopped breathing. Netizens said the e-bike he was riding was rented.
2026-10-19
On October 19, at Haosheng Industrial Park in Nancun Town, Panyu District, Guangzhou, the boss of Shunyixin Clothing suddenly disappeared on payday, leaving a large amount of goods and equipment in the workshop. The workers have no right and dare not sell them off privately, and can only face the plight of demanding unpaid wages.
2026-10-19
On October 19, a netizen in Jiangmen, Guangdong posted a video claiming that Yishan Technology Group Co., Ltd. forced employees to recite slogans at a morning meeting on the factory playground shortly after 7 a.m. Netizens in the comments complained that it took up rest time and joked about it being a "Northern Myanmar branch."
2026-10-18
After the video went viral, the comment section was largely wiped out, leaving fewer than 30 comments; shortly afterward, the video showed as deleted and could no longer be viewed.
2026-10-18
Recently, netizens produced a video that opens with a speech from the revolutionary figures in the TV drama The Age of Awakening, who fought for an eight-hour workday for workers. The video imagines a worker from a century ago traveling back to the present day and comparing it with the realities of contemporary Chinese society, prompting netizens to lament.
2026-10-18
On October 18, Dongguan Guanyin Guanshi Catering Company in Guangdong announced that its stores had suffered cumulative losses of over 500,000 yuan since April. It decided that starting November 1, employees with a monthly salary of 4,800 yuan or more must give up up to 20% of their salary to share the operating losses, with any amount exceeding that to be borne by the shareholders.
2026-10-17
Frontline workers at some BYD factories have written doggerel in restrooms to protest intense shift schedules, poor pay, and problems with grassroots management.
2026-10-17
On October 17, a netizen posted a video exposing severe water accumulation inside the makeshift tents where potato pickers in Inner Mongolia live, with several workers sleeping on mats on the ground surrounded by filthy water, drawing widespread public attention.
2026-10-17
On October 17, a Douyin blogger posted a video recounting that he had served on the border in Tibet for eight years and, after leaving the army, taken a job at an electronics factory, quitting after just one month. He said, "The edges that eight years of border duty couldn't smooth away were worn completely clean in thirty days at the factory," sparking netizen jokes about employment practices at electronics factories, such as two-shift rotations and military-style morning meetings every day.
2026-10-17
On October 17, a netizen posted a video claiming that the current work environment puts young people in a state of long-term, high-intensity mental alert when they go to work, that their lives are fully invaded by work 24 hours a day, and that the pain caused by work is both physical trauma and psychological trauma.
2026-10-16
On October 16, lawyer Cai Yaqi read a viewer's letter on Bilibili. The writer identified himself as a frontline labor law enforcement officer in Shandong, saying that a boss owing unpaid wages had shouted, "What do these workers count as?" The local labor inspection team was abolished during institutional reform, has no authorized staffing and cannot recruit new staff, and the governance of wage arrears actually serves a stability-maintenance function.
2026-10-08
The Chinese Communist Party issued the Measures for Protecting the Rights and Interests of Workers in New Forms of Employment, proposing to ban platforms from inducing workers to register as individual businesses and to ban multi-layer subcontracting to evade employment responsibilities.
2026-10-15
According to a video posted by the X account @QuanLujun, a Didi ride-hailing driver in Wuhan was denied trip assignments by the platform for two consecutive hours, leading to a psychological breakdown. The incident reflects the severe survival conditions and operational difficulties currently facing bottom-tier ride-hailing drivers in China.
2026-10-15
On October 15, unpaid wages at Boyuan Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in Baoding, Hebei sparked a wage-demanding rights defense by workers. Several employees hung banners at the company entrance and used loudspeakers to publicly demand their unpaid wages.
2026-10-15
On October 15, Cambodian media outlet CamboJA published an investigative report in which several construction workers at the "Peninsula Bay" project in Sihanoukville said their wages had been repeatedly delayed in recent months. One plasterer said that after August wages went unpaid, workers sat at the gate of the site and refused to start work before they finally got paid; China State Construction serves as the general contractor.
2026-10-15
On October 15, a netizen uploaded a Douyin screen-recording video: a baby is sitting in a foam box lined with a blanket, located beneath a soldering workbench on which a soldering iron, pliers and wire are placed. The post says the mother brought her child into the factory, and the baby did not cry or fuss, staying by her mother's side.
2026-10-15
On October 15, a Weibo blogger posted that they were stopped by a sanitation worker on a pedestrian bridge who asked for help taking a photo for check-in. The worker explained that leaders require a photo every half hour to prove they are on duty, and selfies are not allowed. The worker's phone screen was cracked and the touch response was slow. The blogger questioned the pointlessness of such management.
2026-10-15
On October 15, the Victoria's Secret employee whose earlier request for leave to accompany her cancer-stricken mother to surgery had been denied posted on Xiaohongshu that she had already resigned, with no negotiation and no compensation, while the store manager remains in post. Her mother was diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer after the surgery, the targeted drugs are unaffordable, and she was unable to enroll in treatment because she did not meet the criteria.
2026-10-15
On October 15, the person involved in the Victoria's Secret leave incident revealed on Xiaohongshu that their original account had been banned for one month, and was banned again one day after being unbanned; the comments section said the main account had been permanently banned.
2026-10-15
On October 15, a woman who described herself as a married mother of three born in '04 posted her daily working life in Guangdong on Douyin: starting work at 7 a.m. and getting off at 8:30 p.m., then going home to look after the children and do housework; her mother-in-law gave her 300 yuan in living expenses that month and her husband 600 yuan, while the barrage comments flooded the screen with "You've got it good."
2026-10-14
To prevent employees from eating outside the plant, the Hefei BYD Phase IV factory sealed relevant entrances and exits; employees revealed that the 15-yuan standard work meals were meager.
2026-10-14
Host Qiqi cited observations from her hometown of Linquan, Fuyang, stating that banquet helpers in rural areas who wash vegetables and serve dishes from morning until night earn a daily wage of only 80 to 100 yuan, and the competition is fierce.
2026-10-14
On October 14, a netizen posted a video exposing that the Hefei BYD Phase IV factory appeared to have closed off relevant entrances and exits to prevent employees from eating outside the factory. Employees were unable to ride electric bikes in and out on their own and were forced to eat at the factory canteen. Netizens said factories in Taizhou, Xi'an, Shaoxing, Xixian and other places were the same.
2026-10-14
On October 14, a netizen in Liaocheng, Shandong, posted a video claiming that local employers have not paid wages for 6 months, forcing employees to borrow money to get by. This is not an isolated case, as netizens mentioned in discussions that some units have been in arrears for as long as 16 months.
2026-10-14
On October 14, an American netizen who has lived in China for a year posted a video saying that Chinese farmers and service workers toil hard yet are taken for granted, calling on society to pay more attention to and show more gratitude to construction workers, field laborers, and other grassroots workers.
2026-10-14
On October 14, a blogger posted a video calling for attention to issues such as assembly line workers working 12-hour two-shift rotations and excessively long overtime, and suggested that factories shorten working hours and increase night shift allowances. The video received over 100,000 likes, and netizens left messages of support in the bullet comments.
2026-10-13
According to the Wall Street Journal, Vice Premier He Lifeng has warned businesses that large-scale layoffs are prohibited while adopting AI technology, though the situation is considered difficult to reverse.
2026-10-13
A netizen submission claims that Guangdong Zhuokewei Technology Co., Ltd. signed training contracts with schools without holding training qualifications, having students assemble machines and do projects for free, with daily working hours exceeding 12 hours.
2026-10-13
A netizen's post claims that in Hangzhou's garment design industry it is common not to sign labor contracts with employees or pay the five social insurances and one housing fund, and that some company bosses have even threatened to blacklist former employees who raised objections within the industry.
2026-10-13
On October 13, a discussion appeared on Weibo suggesting lowering the minimum social insurance contribution base. Bloggers reported that flexible workers face heavy contribution burdens — in Shanghai, paying pension and medical insurance at the minimum base comes to 2,263.80 yuan per month in total. Netizens sarcastically commented on the income gap between those inside and outside the system.
2026-10-13
On October 13, a netizen posted an inquiry about wage arrears at companies in Beijing's Haidian District. Commenters said some companies had withheld wages for as long as two years, while others were several months in arrears or had even imposed collective pay cuts.
2026-10-12
On October 12, according to a report by FM93 Traffic Radio, Master Zhu, a driver on Route 21 in Zhuji, Zhejiang, was reassigned to a pure day-shift schedule after cameras repeatedly caught him dozing off while driving. His schedule changed from two days on and one day off to four days on and one day off, reducing his rotating days off, and his new departure point is farther from home. The company said there is no explicit scheduling document and that it follows the industry model.
2026-10-12
On October 12, a netizen from Henan posted on Xiaohongshu saying that while working at a photography studio they ate two apples and a bottle of milk that the boss allowed them to take. After being accused of having no sense of boundaries, they were dismissed. Of the 958.3 yuan in wages for 11.5 days of work, 557.67 yuan was deducted. The post received 20,000 likes.
2026-10-12
On October 12, a family member of an employee at the Rugao branch of the Agricultural Bank of China posted a video harshly criticizing the bank for excessive overtime, saying the employee works 336 days a year with no time off on holidays, and questioning the bank's corporate culture. That night, the bank president and other leaders came to their door late at night for a "four-party talk," and the family member stated they would not delete the video.
2026-10-11
On October 11, a ride-hailing driver and a young job seeker each posted videos saying that, given current market conditions and the plight of unemployment, they cannot afford social insurance contributions because they are unable to earn money or have no company to pay them, sparking heated discussion.
2026-10-11
On October 11, a satirical video set against a bridge-construction background circulated on Douyin. Management claimed that after pay cuts, workers did not dare to speak up, while workers replied, “We never intended to do a good job in the first place — we’re letting each other down on both sides.” Netizens coined the term “问薪无愧” (feeling no guilt when asked about pay) and it became a hot topic of discussion.
2026-10-10
The [Niuma.ICU] team compiled a shame list of China's auto industry based on netizen submissions, with BYD ranking first with 54 complaints, accused of "one life for 200,000 yuan" and "two days off per month at most"; overtime work and pressure-based assessments accounted for more than half of the industry's problems.
2026-10-10
On October 10, Lai Ching-te stated in a speech that measuring national progress should not rely solely on output value and exports, but also on whether labor conditions have improved, family burdens, and the future of young people.
2026-10-10
On October 10, netizens revealed that when makeup artist Simeng's team recruited assistants, it required applicants to first pay a 10,000 yuan deposit, which would only be refunded after two full years of full-time work.
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
A netizen submission alleges that Fujian Xinshiying E-Commerce Co., Ltd. unjustly deducted performance pay and transportation and meal subsidies, paid wages below the minimum wage standard, made social insurance and housing fund contributions at a low base, failed to pay social insurance during the probation period, arbitrarily cancelled annual leave and frequently changed compensation rules unilaterally, and threatened employees with dismissal whenever they raised objections.
2026-10-09
A netizen submission claimed that employees at Guangdong Dongbo Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. don't get off work until after 11 p.m. every night, with monthly overtime reaching over 100 hours.
2026-10-09
On October 9, netizens reported that a BYD employee got into a physical and verbal altercation with their supervisor and manager after requesting leave and expressing a desire to resign from their supervisory role, slapping the supervisor and splashing water on them. The employee's corporate WeChat profile quickly received over 10,000 likes, with netizens calling it a 'refusal of workplace bullying.' The related account was subsequently suspected of being throttled.
2026-10-09
On October 9, a food delivery worker shared in a video the situation of a cleaning lady he encountered: the lady clears 10 floors of buildings every day, handles two tonnes of trash and is responsible for the floors, yet her monthly wage is only 2,200 yuan, sparking discussion among netizens about low wages at the bottom of society.
2026-10-08
On October 8, a netizen interning at Haier in Beijing posted that they were dismissed by the company on the grounds of ensuring normal business operations during the Double 11 shopping festival after requesting a one-week remote internship because their father was undergoing chemotherapy. They said they had handled the entire team’s work alone before the National Day holiday and had completed all holiday tasks, and later said that HR had called their mother.
2026-10-08
On October 8, a netizen posted to expose an internal "improvement proposal" at a container factory in Guangdong. In response to employees using the restroom too often and slowing down production, the proposal suggested wearing adult diapers to boost output. The employee who posted said they must submit at least one proposal every month or be fined. In the comments, one person reported that after a coworker died of sudden death on the night shift, day-shift staff were required to fill out disclaimer forms, and the company made employees swear an oath that no safety accidents would occur.
2026-10-07
On October 7, a video creator posted a video satirizing the fact that openly going to work during the National Day holiday in violation of the labor law goes unchallenged, while riding an electric bike without a helmet normally gets one stopped by traffic police.
2026-10-06
On October 6, a netizen posted a video claiming that after coming back from the National Day holiday, they found the company boss had already run away, with the office empty except for scattered documents and garbage, sparking concern among other netizens who are owed wages.
2026-10-06
On October 6, a netizen posted a video claiming that a new term, “grievance products,” emerged in 2026, referring to cases where product quality and service drop sharply once frontline employees’ treatment has been exploited to the limit. Bullet comments flooded with company names such as BYD, Chery, and China Eastern Airlines, and many people in the comments section revealed that they had previously mixed contaminants into products at restaurants or factories, or deliberately slacked off.
2026-10-06
On October 6, a netizen in Guizhou posted photos of what was called a changing room for hospital interns, which was actually just a corner of a stairwell with hooks on the wall and shoes scattered across the steps, sparking widespread complaints from medical students about the poor conditions of unpaid internships.
2026-10-06
On October 6, a Bilibili blogger posted a video discussing whether they would live to see retirement, saying that young people's medical records are updated faster than their resumes, and that some people drop out of the biological circle before reaching retirement age, while relaying fans' accounts of working while ill. In the comments section, netizens recounted how they did not dare to take a break even after breaking a bone. The video received about 133,000 views.
2026-10-05
Commenters reported that wages in Liaocheng have been unpaid for ten months, for staff in Heze under public employment for four months, for dispatched workers in a district of Shenyang for nine months, and in Hebi for seven months, showing that wage arrears are widespread in many places.
2026-10-05
A netizen submission claimed that Zhongshan Chuangmeng E-Commerce Co., Ltd. has daily working hours of up to 12 hours, with unpaid overtime and no days off throughout the year.
2026-10-04
From October 3 to 4, many high schools across the country suddenly issued last-minute notices announcing a postponement of the start of school, extending the originally planned 3- to 4-day National Day holiday to 7 days.
2026-10-04
On October 4, a netizen posted yearbook data pointing out that the average monthly wage in Shandong Province had already reached 3,570 yuan in 2012. Several local netizens reported that actual wages today still hover around 2,000 to 3,000 yuan, and complained about regressions in labor rights, such as inflated salary figures in job postings, the splitting of performance pay, and the widespread practice of 12-hour shifts in factories.
2026-10-04
On October 4, an employee claiming to be from BYD's second factory in Huyi, Xi'an, posted a photo of the words "Run Away Fast" written on a yellow pillar. Netizens in the comments section sarcastically called BYD a "blood-sweating steed" and a "sweatshop," while complaining about poor treatment and heavy exploitation.
2026-10-03
Around October 3, multiple state media outlets said some related videos were filmed by merchants for traffic; the videos were ordered taken down and the people involved received criticism and education.
2026-10-03
On October 3, a netizen claiming to be a master's degree employee working a four-team, three-shift rotation at Liaoning Qingyang Chemical posted a video saying that his uncle passed away at the end of September, that his request for bereavement leave from factory leaders was not approved, and publicly pleaded with the leaders to approve two days off.
2026-10-03
On October 3, a blogger posted a video interviewing a sanitation worker, who said they earn 1,500 yuan a month with no days off all month; calculated at 30 days a month and about 10 hours a day, the hourly wage is only about 5 yuan. The blogger then tested the purchasing power of a 5-yuan budget, buying a small amount of ingredients and sarcastically commenting on a happy life. Commenters said 5 yuan can buy one hour of a sanitation worker's labor.
2026-10-03
On October 3, a netizen posted that a middle-aged man in the same dormitory was told by HR in the morning "not to come in anymore," with the reason being his age. That evening, the man hesitated for a long time before ordering takeout, choosing the cheapest rice noodles, saying he hadn't eaten in the afternoon. The blogger shared half a bowl of dumplings with him; after declining politely, the man said thank you in a low voice and finished them.
2026-10-02
Several telecom industry workers and netizens in the comments section reported that the company mandated all staff to work without a single day off from October 1 to 7 during the National Day holiday, promoted services in residential communities, and paid no overtime; some employees even paid out of their own pockets to deliver broadband in order to meet their quotas.
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.
2026-10-01
A veteran who serves as general manager of Zhejiang Qinwang Public Welfare Apparel Co., Ltd. said in an interview that he would reprimand workers who step on the national flag; netizens subsequently asked about the factory's leave and working systems.
2026-10-01
Starting October 1, multiple videos appeared online showing netizens wearing black plastic bags and holding ID cards to accuse their bosses of not giving time off for National Day.
2026-10-01
October 1, the first day of the National Day holiday: large numbers of netizens who had not been given time off filed real-name reports against companies or bosses for not granting National Day leave — wearing black plastic bags over their heads and holding up the backs of their ID cards — hoping the relevant authorities would investigate.
2026-10-01
On October 1, the app "Two-Day Weekend Go," which advocates prioritizing purchases from companies that implement two-day weekends and treat employees well, went on the Apple App Store. Users can view companies' rest systems and submit tips, and the platform states that it does not build a blacklist of companies and only positively includes information that has been reviewed.
2026-10
During the National Day holiday, a blogger filmed scenes of elderly people waiting for work at 5:30 a.m. at a labor market in Handan, Hebei: a 75-year-old man lifted his bicycle to prove his strength after being rejected for his age, a 64-year-old man said he had been looking for work for 10 years but was still passed over because bosses wanted younger people, and three people shared one extra-wide bed, paying 100 yuan a month in rent with no heating.
2026-09-30
A China Energy Engineering infrastructure worker in Xinjiang said he had no time off during the National Day holiday, and received neither overtime pay nor compensatory leave.
2026-09-30
On September 30, a netizen posted that "Xiao Wu" (Feng Rui, who runs the WeChat public account "Chiapas East Wind TV"), an independent media figure who has long focused on labor rights, was suspected of having gone missing. His social media accounts have stopped updating since September 14, and his 100,000-character long article "2025 Labor Rights Incidents" was deleted.
2026-09-30
On September 30, in Burqin, Altay, Xinjiang, a China Energy Engineering infrastructure worker complained that he got no day off for National Day, no triple pay and no compensatory day off, then mocked himself by saying he wished the motherland prosperity.
2026-09-30
On September 30, China Unicom Hebei gathered its employees before the holiday for a rally, where all staff raised their right fists and swore that they would definitely hit their sprint targets in the 7-day National Day challenge.
2026-09-29
At a construction site in Guangdong, migrant workers were locked inside the dormitory area so that fast food could be sold to them. Large numbers of workers gathered at the gate and argued with management.
2026-09-29
A netizen working in the garment industry posted a video saying that at the Nanxin Street day-labor market in Guangzhou, people have been waiting for daily-paid jobs for several days in a row but still have no work to take, and their savings are gradually running out.
2026-09-29
A netizen submission claims that the machining workshop of Weifang Ruicheng Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has long-standing dust and noise problems, that some machine tools lack safety guards, that the supply of masks and earplugs is insufficient, and that equipment lacks regular maintenance.
2026-09-29
On September 29, a netizen posted a video claiming that a construction site in Guangdong locked migrant workers inside the dormitory area to force them to buy the site's fast food. A large number of workers gathered at the gate and argued with management personnel. The netizen said a similar door-locking incident had previously occurred at a construction site in Nansha, Guangzhou.
2026-09-27
According to a submission, Lanzhou Wanli Aviation Electromechanical has arranged for no holidays during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day as part of a "100-day sprint," without paying overtime wages.
2026-09-27
A netizen submission claimed that after an employee refused to work overtime on Sunday, Shandong Zhikai Engineering Design unilaterally terminated its labor relationship with him; the date of the incident was not stated.
2026-09-26
On September 26, an employee of Shanghai Yihai Car Rental (Group) Co., Ltd. submitted a post to Teacher Li Is Not Your Teacher, stating that employees are getting more and more exhausted each day, that everything is required of employees, and self-mocking as being more beast than a beast.
2026-09-25
On September 25, a netizen submitted a report stating that Shanxi Taiyuan Wanbailin District Lantai Property Group Co., Ltd. has long required employees to work unpaid overtime and weekend shifts, while higher-level leaders and the boss frequently subjected employees to verbal pressure and PUA.
2026-09-25
On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, multiple netizens shared on social media the Mid-Autumn gifts distributed to employees by BYD, a Fortune Global 500 company. Some netizens claimed the total value of the gifts did not exceed 10 RMB, while others said it was less than what kindergartens give out.
2026-09-25
On September 25, a netizen in Guangdong posted a video showing a factory rushing orders during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, with workers standing on a high-speed assembly line rapidly repeating tasks such as processing phone cases, sparking heated discussion online; some complained that the daily wage was only 150 yuan.
7月22日
Chuanghui Electronics Factory in Ganzhou, Jiangxi is accused of bullying and exploiting summer student workers, ultimately settling wages at only "one yuan per hour." Reports state that under the pressure of economic downturn, capital's exploitation of low-level laborers has intensified.
2026-09-24
On September 24, a netizen posted an AI-generated video, adding hashtags such as "Refuse Silence," "Eight-Hour Workday," and "Five Days On, Two Days Off," saying that all injustice is acquiesced to through countless silences; many voiced support in the comments section.
2026-09-24
According to a netizen submission, the boss of Changlin Restaurant in Nancheng, Dongguan City, subjected an employee to extreme verbal and character insults with a vicious attitude, and subsequently fired them.
2026-09-23
Employees of Shanghai Zuiqingfeng Health Technology Company revealed that the company sets high-difficulty question-bank assessments as performance indicators to maliciously lay off staff.
2026-09-23
During the peak potato harvest season in Inner Mongolia, pregnant women and nursing mothers from migrant worker families in Sichuan, Henan, and other places brought their children to pick potatoes in the fields. Some piece-rate pay was as low as 1.8 yuan per bag.
2026-09-23
A garment enterprise in Shenzhen issued a notice stating that to ensure normal operations before and after the holiday, the company has suspended leave privileges, requiring all employees to work normally and halting all leave requests.
2026-09-22
Employees exposed that China Comservice Guangxi Branch delayed wage payments and withheld performance bonuses, resulting in take-home pay as low as 200 yuan, while N+1 severance compensation was only about 1,000 yuan, triggering labor disputes.
2026-09-22
Recently, multiple netizens reported that schools and workplaces have mobilized blood donation by offering holidays, subsidies, or wage deduction threats. Treatment varies drastically, and some participants have been accused of being selfish.
2026-09-19
On September 19, science popularization blogger Heshenbao published an article reviewing his experience as a docent at the National Museum from 2011 to 2021, pointing out that dispatched labor employees and officially budgeted staff receive unequal pay for equal work, and promotion channels are limited. He criticized the system for shifting fiscal costs onto the ideals of young people, depleting employees' drive, and called for fulfilling corresponding obligations based on one's employment status.
2026-09-20
On September 20, Shangguan Zhengyi posted that at a ton-bag yard in Shiti Village, Xixia County, Nanyang, Henan, a mute woman with deformed hands had been doing hard labor there for many years. The local aid station had intervened a month ago, but her relatives have not yet been found, and her labor compensation and background remain under investigation.
2026-09-21
September 21, Guangxi Yulin Beiliu City Guanhe (Beiliu) Toy Co., Ltd delayed employee wages, and many employees gathered at the factory gate, raising banners to demand unpaid wages. #InternationalRelations
2026-09-21
According to job recruitment information circulating in Beijing in September 2026, the cashier position required more than ten years of experience, and among the applicants about seven or eight people reported a pre-tax monthly salary of only 4,000 yuan, leaving very little after deductions for social insurance and rent and other expenses, reflecting the sluggish conditions of Beijing's job market.
2026-09-19
On September 19, inside the E3 factory area of Foxconn in Longhua, Shenzhen, an employee wore a homemade cardboard wooden yoke and knelt in public, drawing crowds of onlookers who filmed the scene. Currently, the employee's specific demands and subsequent developments remain unclear.
2026-09-20
On September 20, anti-trafficking volunteer Shangguan Zhengyi stated that a video he previously exposed—showing disabled individuals in Huguan County, Changzhi, Shanxi, being forced to do hard labor and suffering from unpaid wages—was restricted by the platform to "private viewing only" on the grounds of "incontaining inappropriate display content." Shangguan Zhengyi questioned the lack of local regulation, stated that similar situations still exist within Changzhi's jurisdiction, and called for an investigation.
2026-09-04
On September 4, a video showed a woman operating a machine in a textile workshop with her young child on her back. The surrounding environment was messy and equipment was running continuously, posing serious safety hazards and triggering strong criticism from netizens regarding factory management and labor living conditions.
2026-09-16
On September 16, a netizen shared chat logs from applying for a nurse position, revealing that private clinics engage in illegal hiring practices such as 8-to-10 shifts, one-day weekends, and no social security. Subsequently, multiple nurses chimed in with exposures, stating that during their work in private clinics, they were often required to take on non-medical tasks like cooking, grocery shopping, and cleaning, with extremely low pay.
2026-09-20
A delivery auntie shared her daily work routine, showing that she worked until 11:50 PM and earned a total of 197 yuan through two platforms.
2026-09-20
Public commentary points out that Chinese tech companies process data at a low cost by exploiting domestic labor, thereby enabling the distillation and application of foreign artificial intelligence models, which has sparked concerns over technological ethics and labor rights.
2026-09-20
To pass Walmart's social responsibility audit, Guangxi Wuzhou Tianmijia Bee Industry required employees to memorize false statements to cover up long-term mandatory overtime without days off, wage withholding, illegal employment practices, and lack of fire safety facilities, while also carrying out hasty temporary renovations to cope with the inspection.
2026-09-20
A netizen's submission revealed that the Tianmijia Bee Industry production workshop canceled its only one day of rest per week for 62 consecutive days from July 20 to September 20, 2026.
2026-09-20
The honey water workshop runs from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., and even until 10:30 or 11:30 p.m. Lunch and dinner breaks are only 30 minutes long, with no clock-in required, and workers must return to their posts immediately after eating.
2026-09-20
Meeting recordings claim overtime on Saturdays and Sundays is paid at double wages, but in fact veteran employees are still paid for only 8 hours on weekends, while most new employees are labor-dispatched workers with neither double pay nor social insurance, and no paid annual leave even after one year of work.
2026-09-20
The company has employee dorms where multiple people share rooms; a meeting recording says the dorms do not meet standards, and to avoid losing points in inspections employees were told to simply say there are no dorms.
2026-09-20
From the resumption of work on February 24, 2026 (the eighth day of the first lunar month) to May, the only days off were 1 day for the Qingming holiday and 2 days for the May Day holiday, 3 days in total.
2026-09-20
The “Employee Interviews on Social Responsibility Certification” claims that clerks who miss a punch will help make up the punch, but in reality this does not exist; each missed punch results in a 10 yuan deduction.
2026-09-20
The company's statement claimed 12 days off for the Spring Festival, but in fact only 9 days were given.
2026-09-20
A netizen's submission revealed that the speech by Huang Zhonglian, chairman of Tianmi Family Bee Industry, was packaged with patriotic slogans while actually depriving employees of their right to rest.
2026-08-30
On August 30, a blogger tested the purchasing power of sanitation workers in Heze, Shandong. The interviewed worker had a monthly salary of only 600 yuan, working 4 to 5 hours a day with no weekend holidays. The blogger conducted a shopping test based on a daily wage of about 20 yuan, sparking discussions among netizens about low wages and the lack of social security.
2026-09-19
Yunnan Jiuji Technology Co., Ltd. (Jiuji Network) internally implements a "Striving Value" system, quantifying employees' overtime hours and daily behavior as core indicators for performance appraisal and daily management.
2026-09-19
On September 19, a Bilibili blogger posted a video claiming that Lucky Cup staff earn a monthly salary of 3,000 to 4,000 yuan, with no days off each month and 15 hours of work per day, equivalent to an hourly wage of about 8.89 yuan, lower than the price of a 9-yuan drink in the store, sparking heated discussion among netizens.
2026-09-19
An employee who switched from BYD to Tesla posted a video saying that after the job change he gets free food and accommodation, his salary doubled, and his monthly pay exceeds 10,000 yuan, lamenting that life at BYD was hard — sparking heated discussion among Chinese netizens.
2026-09-18
Manufacturing assembly line workers use the term "airplane speed" (feijila) to describe the extremely fast pace of the factory line, which operates at high speeds like an airplane. This term refers to high-intensity "screw-tightening" work, reflecting the harsh working environment and physical and mental stress faced by grassroots laborers.
2026-09-16
On September 16, JD.com food delivery riders reported that the platform's rest function has been changed to require approval from station managers. If not approved, the platform will continue to force orders on them. This mechanism has now been widely implemented across the country, sparking concerns among riders about the infringement of their labor rights.
2026-09-18
Recently, a video showing a worker in Jiangxi holding his breath and diving into filthy sewers for cleaning and dredging operations without any safety protection measures has sparked widespread discussion in society regarding labor safety guarantees.
2026-09-18
Seres outsourced workers say their hourly wage is 21 to 22 yuan, and with overtime every day their monthly income is only 5,000 to 6,000 yuan, claiming that the factory's advertised monthly salary of 7,000–8,000 yuan and good benefits are a scam.
2026-09-17
On September 17, volunteer Shangguan Zhengyi exposed that a disabled man in Huguan County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province, had been illegally held by a foreman and forced to perform hard labor at a cattle farm for over 30 years. The man claims to be from Henan, and his wages were withheld by the foreman, who claimed the man was "picked up." After Shangguan Zhengyi reported the case to the police, local authorities failed to respond within 25 minutes. The man's identity and the details of his confinement are still under investigation.
2026-09-17
On September 17, a netizen posted on Xiaohongshu (RedNote) claiming that a Chinese-funded project near the port of Ust-Luga, Russia, only offers one day off per week and allows employees to go out only once a month. Performance bonuses are withheld during leave, and there is evidence of nepotism. The netizen advised fresh graduates against working there. The netizen did not name the company, but according to public information, it is suspected to be the Baltic Chemical Complex project contracted by China Chemical Engineering Seventh Construction Co., Ltd.
2026-09-16
On September 16, a blogger posted a video showing the food purchased at a German Aldi supermarket with one hour of a cleaner's wages, and comparing the difference between German cashiers working seated and domestic employees working standing, sparking discussion among domestic employees and netizens about workers' rights and cheap dividends.
2026-09-05
On September 5, a screenshot showing that security personnel for the Shanghai China GT Chinese Supercar Championship earned only 60 yuan per day attracted public attention. Netizens used this incident to discuss how labor dispatch and multiple layers of outsourcing lead to mismatched compensation and risk, pointing out that systemic exploitation of the grassroots can cause a loss of society's ability to respond to crises.
2026-09-15
In September 2026, a factory job posting in Shenzhen was exposed online: a monthly salary of 3,800 to 4,500 yuan, 10 hours of work per day, and only 2 days off per month, sparking attention toward working conditions in first-tier cities.
2026-09-15
In September 2026, a woman doing odd jobs at a factory said online that a factory in Changzhou, Guangzhou stipulates that workers who fail to reach the output quota (100 units per hour) receive an hourly wage of only 13 yuan, and that she herself completed only two to three hundred units a day.
2026-09-15
After the low-pay incident involving security staff at Shanghai China GT triggered heated discussion, an answer to the Zhihu question “Will labor dispatch become the mainstream in the future?” received about 10,000 upvotes. Taking ancient Rome, the Tang dynasty fubing system, and the Boeing 737 MAX as examples, the author put forward the concept of the “good-family sons red line,” arguing that labor dispatch and层层 outsourced subcontracting depress pay and shift risks onto others, which will exhaust those willing to take responsibility and erode the system’s ability to respond to crises.
2026-09-12
On September 12, a blogger posted a payslip from Nantong CIMC, showing 30 days of attendance and a total of 352 working hours last month, averaging over 11 hours per day. The actual take-home pay was 11,364 yuan, with an hourly wage of approximately 32 yuan. The video has sparked widespread discussion among netizens regarding long overtime hours, lack of social security, and low hourly wages.
2026-09-13
On September 13, a blogger released a video visiting multiple fast-food restaurants to investigate employee working hours and leave arrangements. A McDonald's employee stated they work 8 hours a day as a part-timer with an hourly wage of 14 RMB, while another employee evaded questions about the number of leave days. The video sparked widespread attention and discussion among netizens regarding labor rights.
2026-09-14
On September 14, a netizen working through a labor dispatch posted that they had not received wages for half a year and their social security had been suspended, and could not resign due to family opposition; subsequently, many netizens left comments in the reply section, revealing wage arrears ranging from several months to even twenty months, and that complaints for rights protection were met with criticism.
2026-09-14
On September 14, in the comments section of the aforementioned netizen's post, a netizen left a message saying they had been owed 11 months of wages, and their employer also asked employees to pay social insurance out of their own pockets.
2026-09-14
On September 14, in the comments section of the aforementioned netizen's post, a netizen wrote that their workplace had not paid wages for 4 months, and that their boss said they could make an advance if they were in difficulty.
2026-09-14
On September 14, in the comments section of the aforementioned netizen's post, a netizen left a message saying that they had not been paid for 5 months, and that complaining and defending their rights instead led to being denounced.
2026-09-12
On September 12, a netizen from a state-owned enterprise posted screenshots of a work group chat showing that a certain state-owned enterprise issued a notice requiring all management and professional technical personnel to work normally on two-day weekends and legal holidays, explicitly stating that further notice would be given when this is canceled, which has drawn attention from netizens.
2026-09-11
On September 11, a netizen revealed that a Uniqlo employee who requested to use the restroom due to diarrhea was denied by the store manager, who cited insufficient staff. The netizen claimed that leaving the post without approval faces a warning or dismissal, and using the restroom for more than 5 minutes is criticized. Related comments were deleted and controlled.
2026-09-13
In September 2026, a 26-year-old female video blogger said the company unilaterally demanded changes to her agreed working hours. After she refused, her boss threatened to fire her, and managers also warned that her wages for the month would be less than 1,000 yuan. She said her account balance was under 3,000 yuan and she could see no hope.
2026-09-13
In September 2026, a practitioner in the livestreaming industry said that e-commerce livestreaming is now very difficult to do: influencers have to spend their own money to buy traffic and commissions have shrunk. Sometimes, after a full day of streaming, deducting costs leaves only a few dozens of yuan in earnings, or even a loss. Fearing job loss because of a heavy mortgage, he is afraid of being unemployed.
2026-09-13
In September 2026, a 38-year-old man said he had just found a job paying 7,000 yuan a month three months earlier, when his supervisor laid him off on the grounds of a company business adjustment, notifying him that he would lose this income starting in October. He felt that, unemployed in middle age, he could barely afford even meals.
2026-09-11
On September 11, a netizen posted a video of Chinese workers toiling, set to mocking music, which garnered widespread attention. Netizens commented that such background music has spread from campuses to society, reflecting self-deprecation about their real-life situations.
2026-09-09
On September 9, a Xiaohongshu user in Fujian discovered a weird recruitment advertisement on the BOSS Zhipin platform. A certain front-desk reception position implemented a 'Work 8, Rest 16' system, where the recruiter defined the 16 hours after work as rest time. Related screenshots sparked heated discussions online, with netizens mocking the 'off-work is rest' logic and the distorted labor treatment.
2026-09-12
On September 12, the man with an intellectual disability died in Fengshun, Meizhou, after rescue efforts failed, at the age of only 39. His family said he had been doing heavy work without pay at a scrap yard for nearly 20 years, while the boss claimed he had kindly taken him in seven or eight years ago.
2026-09-12
On September 12, a netizen discovered that a store set the upper age limit for hiring employees at only 25. Netizens believe the age restriction reflects the excessive labor intensity of the job, which requires young people to stand for long hours and work night shifts.
2026-09-10
On September 10, news spread on social media platforms that BYD had suspended profit-sharing bonuses for the 2025 fiscal year. After an internal employee posted to confirm this, they were called in for a talk and forced to delete the post. Meanwhile, multiple employees leaked that they had not received pay raises for a long time, housing subsidies had decreased, and performance bonuses had dropped, leaving concentrated satirical satirical own comments under the company's official account.
2026-09-09
On September 9, Hefei, Anhui, introduced new safety supervision regulations for food delivery, requiring riders to go offline for 20 minutes after delivering for more than four consecutive hours, and implementing joint punishment for traffic violations. Riders generally disagree with this, pointing out that low delivery fees are the primary cause of overtime work and violations.
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.
2026-09-10
On September 10, a netizen in Beijing filmed a challenge to find 100 jobs without weekends. In the video, a low-level security guard revealed that he did not have a single day off last month, working 12 hours a day, approximately 84 hours per week, and had no social security contributions such as the five insurances and one fund.
2026-09-11
As discussions about implementing two-day weekends increase on the internet, the comment sections of many videos on the Douyin platform themed around second-generation factory owners inheriting family businesses have been targeted by a large number of netizens asking about basic labor rights such as social security, the eight-hour workday, and two-day weekends.
2026-09
After inquiring about vacation policies, netizens are refusing to consume from or are returning goods from companies that do not provide two-day weekends, focusing on labor rights.
2026-09-10
On September 10, a video revealed that brands like Starbucks have 8 to 9 days off per month, while others like Bawang Chaji have only 4 days. Netizens left comments confirming this and calling for the implementation of two-day weekends.
2026-09-11
A blogger visited multiple bubble tea and dessert shops to investigate labor conditions. Employees reported working shifts of about 9 to 10.5 hours a day, with only 3 to 4 days off per month, and only one shop had relatively better labor conditions.
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.
2026-09-07
A hot pot restaurant owner in Nantong, Jiangsu, claimed during a live stream that they work 17 hours a day, and influencer Yongge's defense of them has sparked public opinion controversy regarding employee shareholding and exploitation.
2026-09-09
On September 9, screenshots posted by a Shandong netizen revealed that a Tastien store required employees to clock in 5 minutes early and clock out 5 minutes after their shift ended, and stipulated a fine of 20 yuan for being 1 minute late.
2026-09-09
On September 9, a Shandong netizen revealed in the comments section that the Tastien store they work at forces employees to sign contracts “voluntarily waiving social insurance.”
2026-09-09
On September 9, a Douyin influencer posted a video suggesting that consumers try to avoid purchasing products from companies that exploit their employees, arguing that excessive overtime and low wages make it difficult to produce high-quality goods. In the comments, BYD was repeatedly named, while Fuyao Glass, CATL, Huawei, and Foxconn were also mentioned. The video received approximately 196,000 likes.
2026-09-08
Huawei rolled out the so-called “Striver Application Form,” requiring employees to voluntarily give up holidays, overtime pay and other basic labor rights. This practice was later imitated by a number of Chinese companies.
2026-09-08
In the comments section of an avoid-this-place post on Xiaohongshu on September 8, a netizen pointed out that Holiland had employees work for more than 20 hours in a row on Valentine's Day, calling on others to avoid it.
2026-09-08
In the comments section of an avoid-this-store post on Xiaohongshu on September 8, a netizen pointed out that the store employees of milk tea brands such as Yidiandian, Chabaidao, Shuyi, Mixue Ice Cream & Tea, and Lelecha all get only four days off per month, and called on people to avoid them.
2026-09-08
In the comments section of a Xiaohongshu avoid-this-store post on September 8, a netizen pointed out that Guming stores pay low hourly wages, and employees are also fined for making drinks incorrectly or failing to label expiration dates, calling on people to avoid the stores.
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.
2026-09-04
On September 4, 2026, several grassroots community medical workers and staffed teachers in Shaanxi reported on social platforms that their wages were in arrears and performance pay had been suspended. Some employees with official staffing status said they were burdened by mortgages and even had to consider taking out loans in order to keep working.
2026-09-03
On September 3, 2026, New Yellow River reported that Changzhou Xingyu's full-time production employees fell by more than 40% in 2025, while labor outsourcing hours surged 25.9% against the trend, and mass contract cancellations by fresh graduates occurred one after another.
2026-09-02
On September 2, 2026, the EU China Committee posted a video on Douyin emphasizing that compliant employment is a bottom line, not a favor, calling for the protection of workers' rights, and received likes and support from more than 100,000 netizens.
2026-09-01
Volkswagen China announced that it had immediately launched a special investigation, and stated that the principle of respecting workers' lawful rights and interests equally applies to the supply chain system.
2026-09-01
The WeChat public account "Article 148" published a post claiming that young people filing complaints with overseas institutions is "telling on China to foreigners," and urged the government to bring it within the scope of the anti-gang and anti-evil campaign.
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
In September 2026, it was rumored online that Guangxi Power Grid Company is rolling out a pay reform plan, with front-line grassroots employees generally facing downgrades of one to three job grades and salary cuts, sparking strong dissatisfaction among grassroots employees.
2026-09
Reports online claim that at a certain Shanghai international airport, ground staff and other workers all left work at the end of their shift before the flight had even landed, leaving passengers with no one to receive them, sparking questions about the outsourcing of airport jobs and service quality.
2026-09
Rumors circulate that a restaurant owner in Shenzhen exploits employees, who work 17 hours a day for a monthly salary of only 3,000–5,000 yuan; some food-service workers are calling on their peers to treat employees well.
2026-09
Online reports say a factory in Shenzhen is offering conditions of more than 12 hours of work per day at an hourly wage of 13 yuan, and telling those who can't accept it to leave, reflecting the harsh treatment at domestic factories today.
2026-09
In late September, a flight attendant died suddenly on an Air China flight from Beijing to London. The captain requested to return for medical treatment three times, but was refused by the company. Netizens reported the incident, criticizing the company for only caring about occupational health checks for resigned employees while ignoring the lives of current staff.
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.
2026-08-27
On August 27, a netizen posted a video claiming that a Haier factory required workers to work for 8.5 consecutive hours without eating, drinking, or using the restroom. A worker was questioned by management for going to the toilet, leading to a heated argument; the video was subsequently taken down.
2026-08-26
A worker from CIMC in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, suspected of being exhausted after work, was found sleeping directly on the ground late at night with only a plastic bottle under his head, sparking public concern over the living conditions of grassroots laborers.
2026-08-26
On August 26, 2026, the Zhongxi Garment Factory in Panyu, Guangzhou, was accused by multiple employees of maliciously withholding wages and docking half the pay of departing workers, sparking a gathering of employees at the factory site for a rights defense protest.
2026-08-25
A frontline nurse at a grassroots hospital recorded her nearly 26-hour shift on August 25, which involved high-intensity medical operations, sparking public discussion about the overwork of medical staff.
2026-08-24
On August 24, 2026, SF Express employees reported that the company uses large-scale exams and strict performance targets to effectively force staff to resign voluntarily, and that starting that year new couriers no longer sign labor contracts, being converted into daily-paid workers without social insurance.
2026-08-22
On August 22, 2026, multiple workers revealed on social media platforms that internet platforms such as Meituan Food Delivery and cleaning services force workers to buy cleaning kits and other equipment worth several hundred yuan before assigning them orders, allegedly a disguised form of illegal deposit collection.
2026-08-22
On August 22, 2026, netizens revealed that Shanghai Fangde Automation Equipment Co., Ltd. owed employees 4 to 8 months of wages, totaling 12 million yuan, and had long failed to pay social insurance and the housing provident fund, sparking a rights defense by employees.
2026-08-21
The South Korean Hyundai Motor union held its first full-scale strike in 10 years on August 21 due to a deadlock in wage negotiations, demanding an increase in the retirement age and job security for AI-related positions.
2026-08-20
A woman claiming to be a BYD employee protested outside the BYD factory in Chengdu, burning joss paper and calling for the abolition of the 12-hour night shift system.
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.
2026-08-18
On August 18, 2026, about 2,000 workers at a factory in Kong Pisei District, Kampong Speu Province, Cambodia went on strike, accusing a Chinese supervisor of verbally abusing employees and punishing late workers by making them stand under the scorching sun, and demanding that he be replaced.
2026-08-17
On August 17, 2026, media reported that Korean companies came to China to recruit auto repair technicians, offering monthly salaries of up to 33,000 yuan along with two-day weekends. The video drew wide attention, and the on-screen comments were flooded with the word "civilization."
2026-08-14
A 39-year-old programmer in Shenzhen died suddenly. The Human Resources and Social Security Bureau declined to recognize it as a work-related injury on the grounds that he had not gone to his workstation after clocking in, sparking heated online discussion.
2026-08-13
On August 13, 2026, an employee at the Guangdong restaurant brand 'Bu Ke Zha Ji' (No Fried Chicken) collapsed after being overwhelmed by a massive volume of individual orders, sparking public concern. The authorities subsequently announced that the employee had received their final wages and resigned.
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.
2026-08-10
On August 10, 2026, Ukrainian officials and human rights activists disclosed that large numbers of North Korean female workers are being sent to Russian garment factories and farms to perform high-intensity labor, with their documents confiscated by the North Korean side, their income withheld, and their movements and communications subject to strict personal control.
2026-08-09
On August 11, 2026, at the site of the natural gas-to-methanol chemical complex project in Saint Petersburg, Russia, contracted and built by China National Chemical Engineering No. 7, a large number of Chinese workers launched a rights defense protest due to long-standing neglect of labor rights and wage arrears.
2026-08-09
On August 9, 2026, it was reported online that at a restaurant called 'Bu Ke Fried Chicken' in Guangdong, an employee assigned to work the shift alone suffered an emotional breakdown and collapsed on the floor due to an overwhelming surge in orders and high-intensity work pressure.
2026-08-09
On August 9, 2026, netizens exposed on social media that Guoyun Group (Qingdao) Security Service Co., Ltd. in Huangdao District, Qingdao, Shandong had long been in arrears with wages of grassroots employees, prompting victims to defend their rights online.
2026-08-04
On August 4, CCTV.com Quick View posted a notice stating that behaviors such as doing food delivery or watching videos during working hours can, in serious cases, lead to lawful dismissal by the employer, sparking strong discussion among netizens about overtime pay and the enforcement of unpaid wages.
2026-08
An employee of a new mobilization automobile supplier worked 31 days in August, with a total work time of 474 hours, averaging 15.8 hours per day, and a maximum of 17.5 hours in a single day, sparking concerns over labor exploitation.
2026-08
In August 2026, SF Express Group notified staff that it would introduce a performance appraisal reform, which frontline employees questioned as a disguised pay cut; the human resources department said the reform plan had been approved by an internal trade union vote.
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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2026-07-29
Reuters reported that some young Chinese workers, facing job insecurity, stagnant wages and the pressure of living costs, are sharing a bedroom with strangers and even sleeping in the same bed.
2026-07-26
Recently, netizens photographed the toilet doors at a base of domestic leading automaker Chery, which were covered in messages from workers complaining about 12-hour two-shift rotations, a monthly wage of only two to three thousand yuan, an overly fast assembly line, and frequent fines, while also writing down their true feelings such as "run fast" and "Chinese people cheat Chinese people."
2026-07-19
On July 19, 2026, a blogger conducting an on-site investigation in Deyang, Sichuan, found that frontline sanitation workers there earn only 1,700 yuan per month, work six days a week with no overtime pay, and their actual pay is significantly below the local statutory minimum wage.
2026-07-05
On July 5, two sanitation workers in Xiaojin County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, stated in an interview that their monthly salary is only about 2000 yuan, with no days off year-round, making it difficult to take leave even when sick.
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.
2026-07-11
On July 11, 2026, reports circulated online that Sansande Steel Industry Co., Ltd. in Foshan, Guangdong, was imposing strict compliance tests and prison-style management on its current employees, sparking discussion about labor rights and dignity in the workplace.
2026-07-10
Workers at Shenzhen Born Optical went on strike on July 10 to protest the company's implementation of a disguised pay cut through a five-day, eight-hour work week policy.
2026-07-06
On July 6, 2026, it was reported online that employees of Jiangsu Lanze Energy Technology Co., Ltd. were required to undergo an obedience test before meals; employees had to collectively sing red songs and follow instructions before they could sit down to eat.
2026-06-18
On June 18, 2026, it was reported online that a domestic logistics distribution center, on the eve of a holiday, required employees to sign a semi-voluntary attendance confirmation form, compelling them to sign away triple statutory overtime pay and subsidies, allegedly in violation of labor laws and regulations.
2026-06-17
Hunan Qianjin Xieli Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. posted a recruitment notice under the guise of employment assistance, offering internship salaries ranging from 1,000 to 3,000 yuan per month, which sparked ridicule among netizens.
2026-06-16
On June 16, 2026, a female part-time job seeker in Zhengzhou posted a plea for help, saying that while working part-time at a postgraduate exam study room she was beaten by her boss over 30 yuan in wages, fracturing her hand, and that after she called the police, the authorities refused to file a criminal case and instead demanded that she delete her post.
2026-06-12
On June 22, 2026, Radio Free Asia reported that the International Labour Organization adopted the Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy, with China voting in favor, but human rights groups pointed out that China's 300 million gig workers still lack independent unions and the right to collective bargaining.
2026-06-12
On June 12, 2026, China News Service released an animated video attacking child labor in the United States, and its comment section was flooded with netizens sarcastically pointing out the lack of two-day weekends and an eight-hour work system at home.
2026-06-01
On June 1, 2026, a netizen posted a video on social media accusing China Railway No. 4 Engineering Group in Hefei, Anhui, of maliciously withholding workers' wages, saying that repeated appeals to the relevant functional departments had failed to be handled effectively.
2026-05-28
In late May 2026, multiple netizens posted on social platforms claiming that Meituan had launched a new round of layoffs involving multiple technical positions such as product, R&D and testing, with layoff ratios for some positions reportedly reaching 25% to 50%.
2026-05-27
On May 27, 2026, JD.com founder Liu Qiangdong delivered an internal speech, saying that every possible means must be used to protect the jobs of frontline employees and to help blue-collar workers become white-collar, explicitly promising that not a single employee replaced by robots would be fired.
2026-05-26
On May 26, 2026, online reports claimed that an employee of China Chengxin Pengyuan Credit Rating Co., Ltd. had passed away due to work. Afterwards, the company unexpectedly issued a statement calling on all employees to learn from her dedication and professionalism and to jointly pursue steady development, triggering strong public questioning.
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.
2026-05-21
On May 21, 2026, Chinese Human Rights Defenders released a special research report pointing out that millions of secondary vocational students in China face forced internships every year, involving excessive working hours, withheld pay, and abuse of child labor, which has led to the abnormal deaths of multiple interns.
2026-05-11
Over 100 employees of Xi'an SMIC, an important IT outsourcing supplier to Huawei, gathered at the company gate to strike, protesting the company pushing employees out through pay cuts, job transfers and other means.
2026-05-07
A worker in Jieyang, Guangdong Province, wearing a cleanroom suit, shouted on the street at cars waiting for a red light the slogan "Good, very good, excellent" — used in daily management at electronics factories as an obedience test — as a piece of performance art satirizing factory management methods.
2026-04-28
The All-China Federation of Trade Unions published a commentary article titled "Forging New Glory Through Struggle," stating that hard struggle is the traditional virtue of the working class, and that the rougher the winds and waves, the more deeply the color of struggle must be cultivated.
2026-03-28
On March 28, a Starbucks employee in Shaanxi revealed that the company was docking 13th- and 14th-month salaries under the guise of performance to force employees to resign; if they refused to leave, the company would review surveillance footage to find faults, and district managers would come to the store to negotiate dismissals. The employee subsequently deleted the exposé post.
2026-03-19
On March 19, a 72-year-old sanitation worker in Miaoba Town, Dazhu County, Dazhou, Sichuan Province was interviewed by netizens, saying he works from 5 a.m. until dark, about 13 hours a day, for a monthly wage of only 800 yuan, equivalent to about 20 yuan a day.
2026-02-25
Recently, a JD Logistics employee publicly called out Liu Qiangdong at a labor-rights defense venue in Hangzhou, saying he joined JD because Liu had promised not to mistreat employees, but now his wife is in the hospital receiving emergency treatment while his wages have been withheld for over a year, and he demanded to know why.
2026-01-24
On January 24, the Political and Legal Affairs Commission's official newspaper Legal Daily reposted a video from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs rebutting UN experts' "forced labor" remarks. Hundreds of netizens sarcastically mapped it onto their own experiences of working overtime, and the comments section was subsequently cleared out, leaving only emojis.
2026-01-14
China Labor Watch has released an investigative report stating that while the art toy Labubu became a global hit in 2025, workers at its Chinese contract factories face harsh conditions such as low wages and excessive overtime, creating a sharp contrast with the brand Pop Mart's commercial success.
2026
An outsourced employee at a kindergarten said that their kindergarten has not paid wages for four consecutive months.
2025-10-22
Data released by the Supreme People's Court shows that courts nationwide accepted 648,000 first-instance labor dispute cases in the first three quarters of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 37.5%.
2025-04-25
On April 25, 2025, a Chinese netizen was criminally detained by police on suspicion of picking quarrels and provoking trouble, for circumventing the Great Firewall to fill in real working conditions such as evening overtime at a former employer on an overseas job-seeking website, prompting questions about the abuse of pocket offenses and the conviction of online speech.
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.
2025-01-24
ByteDance issued an internal email notice directly canceling non-productive holiday benefits such as Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival gift boxes, and even canceling the 2026 Spring Festival red envelopes as well.
2024-11
The Fuzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau issued a document reminding that the “mini-week” of “one week with no days off, one week with a single day off, two days off per month” is suspected of being illegal, pointing out that under the standard working hours system, working hours per week shall not exceed 40 hours, with at least one day of rest per week.
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.
2022-10
During the 2022 National Day holiday, a property management company in Sichuan scheduled security team leader surnamed Xie to work all 7 days. He was not granted leave and did not show up at any point, and was subsequently fired by the company. His labor contract stipulated 12 hours of work per day and 6 days per week.
2019
Before the new labor law took effect, Huawei forced nearly 7,000 employees who had completed eight years of service to voluntarily resign and compete for their positions again, with their previous years of service wiped to zero, raising questions about the company's employment practices.
2016
In New York, Li Keqiang spoke about a Chinese worker who stayed long-term on a construction site after coming to the city, earning money through overtime to pay his child’s tuition and living expenses at a university in western China.
Location: New York, United States ·
Importance II ·
Verification: Reported ·
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