What's the big deal about one small strike? No need to make a
mountain out of molehill lah.
Today, the Chinese working class is
fighting. More than thirty years into the Communist Party’s project
of market reform, China is undeniably the epicenter of global labor
unrest. While there are no official statistics,
it is certain that thousands, if not tens of
thousands, of strikes take place each year. All of them are wildcat
strikes – there is no such thing as a legal strike in China. So on
a typical day anywhere from half a dozen to several dozen strikes
are likely taking place.
More importantly, workers are winning, with many
strikers capturing large wage increases above and beyond any legal
requirements. Worker resistance has been a serious problem for the
Chinese state and capital and, as in the United States in the
1930s, the central government has found itself forced to pass a
raft of labor legislation. Minimum wages are going up by double
digits in cities around the country and many workers are receiving
social insurance payments for the first time....
http://jacobinmag.com/2012/08/china-in-revolt/
