While police dispute the story, Chinese netizens express sympathy for “800 Brother” over how workers are treated.

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/30901392

A Chinese factory employee set fire to a textile plant in China’s southwestern Sichuan province in his frustration over unpaid wages of just 800 yuan (or US$111), according to videos posted on social media and eyewitness accounts shared with Radio Free Asia.

  • very_well_lost@lemmy.worldEnglish
    26·
    13 days ago

    over unpaid wages of just 800 yuan (or US$111)

    lol, “just”

    Wage theft is wage theft, the amount doesn’t matter. Fuck you, pay me.

    • CatDogL0ver@lemmy.world
      2·
      5 days ago

      I used to work as a middle level manager. $111 per worker is a lot. We tried to squeeze 1 to 2 dollars per order and it is already a big improvement.

      The owner is scum

    • ctenidium@lemmy.world
      11·
      12 days ago

      For the factory owner this amount certainly is negligible or almost nothing. But I’m sure for the worker it must be existential. Just for perspectives, do you think if someone gets caught stealing groceries for that amount - would the shop owner say “oh, never mind it’s only 800 Yuan”