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Drivers in the Xi'an public transport system chose to stop driving in protest after six months of unpaid wages, sparking concern over the phenomena of social insurance suspension and wage arrears in state-owned enterprises.
On October 25, netizens posted photos of a strike by French Uber Eats couriers, who used multiple phones to collectively reject the lowest-priced orders, forcing the platform to raise the delivery fee per order to over 15 euros; in the comments section, Chinese couriers posted orders showing a 1-yuan delivery fee and 293 items of McDonald's food delivered for just 4.5 yuan.
According to Hu Liren, Xi Jinping is scheduled to visit the United States on September 24, and North American anti-communist activists have begun to gather, planning to travel to Washington to protest and denounce him; large numbers of anti-Xi banners and convoy-blocking actions are expected.
On September 1, 2026, several workers at Zhejiang Huading Group Co., Ltd. launched a collective strike at the factory to defend their lawful rights after the company cut their pay without cause.
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.
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.
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.
Chinese workers contracted for Russia's Baltic Chemical Complex project launched a strike and protest march starting on June 26 due to long-term harsh living and working conditions and unpaid wages.
On June 1, 2026, a netizen posted a video showing multiple city and rural public buses parked together at the main gate of the bus and passenger transport terminal in Qingfeng County, Puyang, Henan Province, blocking the entrance and suspending operations, apparently in a collective rights defense by bus drivers over pay or operational disputes.
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.
On February 21, a delivery rider for HungryPanda in Australia who had previously organized a strike posted an apology video on Douyin. He admitted that the police had called him and his father due to the strike, but claimed the calls were not threatening and thanked the consulate for their concern, raising suspicions of domestic pressure.
According to ABC reports, multiple Sydney Hungry Panda delivery riders preparing to strike for better treatment, along with their families back in China, faced transnational repression and pressure from the CCP.
Changsha Helong Puli Community banned delivery drivers from entering with e-bikes, sparking strong dissatisfaction, delivery boycotts, and fierce conflicts.
After her banner was snatched, female protester Jia Junwei was dragged into an area cordoned off by red flags, where her hair was pulled and she was beaten on the head until she lost consciousness; she was later diagnosed with a concussion.
In 1980, Poland founded the independent trade union Solidarity during the communist era. The union later became the impetus for designing Polish society beyond the government in the post-communist period, enabling a relatively smooth transition after the fall of communism in Poland.