En Chine, un mouvement de grève dans la chaussure prend de l’ampleur

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  • En Chine, un mouvement de grève dans la chaussure prend de l’ampleur
    http://www.lemonde.fr/asie-pacifique/article/2014/04/21/en-chine-un-mouvement-de-greve-dans-la-chaussure-prend-de-l-ampleur_4404837_

    Les ouvriers d’une usine de chaussures du sud de la Chine entament, lundi 21 avril, leur deuxième semaine de grève, une manifestation jugée comme l’un des plus importants mouvements sociaux du pays ces dernières années.
    Les ouvriers de l’usine de chaussures de Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings à Dongguan, dans la province du Guangdong, se plaignent que leur employeur ne verse pas ses cotisations aux assurances sociales et au fonds de prévoyance du logement dont ils sont censés bénéficier.
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    Le site de Dongguan, le plus important centre de production de Yue Yuen avec 1,4 million de mètres carrés, selon son site Internet, fabrique des chaussures pour Adidas principalement, mais aussi pour d’autres marques comme Nike et Saucony. Sur les quelque 40 000 personnes qui y sont employées, les grévistes affirment que l’ensemble du personnel avait cessé le travail.

    • Un deuxième site arrête le travail, à Ji’an dans le Jiangxi (ex-Kiang-si) province située au nord du Guangdong.

      Yue Yuen shoe strike expands from Guangdong to Jiangxi|Society|News|WantChinaTimes.com
      http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1103&MainCatID=11&id=20140421000013

      A week after 30,000 workers from the Yue Yuen shoe factory in Dongguan in southern China’s Guangdong province took to the streets over invalid contracts, 2,000 workers from another of the company’s factories, located in Ji’an in eastern China’s Jiangxi province, have also joined the strike, reports the Hong Kong-based Oriental Daily.

      Non contente de les escroquer en ne payant pas les cotisations, la société rédige ses contrats de travail de façon non contraignante pour elle (version locale de CDD ?) ce qui empêche les salariés de se faire enregistrer sur place…

      The protest began on Apr. 14 when workers found out that the factory had failed to pay its employees their full social security and housing fund contributions.

      A senior factory worker surnamed Li told the web portal Nanfang that he was unable to use his permanent work contract as evidence of local residence in order to enroll his child in a local school because he was told his contract was not legally binding. Migrant workers like Li must present documents which prove to the local authority that they and their family members have stayed in the province for at least five years before their children are allowed to study in the area.

      In addition to the invalid contracts, the factory also cheated its workers in regards to their insurance packages, with some having to pay 40,000 yuan (US$6,400) while others only had to pay 10,000 yuan (US$1,600) for the same scheme. Following these issues coming to light, workers decided to strike to demand that the factory sign new contracts with them and improve their working conditions.

    • Vu par Bloomberg (et la presse financière)…
      L’action subit sa plus forte baisse depuis un an.
      À cause de la hausse des salaires qu’il faudra consentir pour arrêter la grève…

      Yue Yuen Drops in Hong Kong as Strike Disrupts Output - Bloomberg
      http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-21/china-strike-at-nike-adidas-factory-extends-to-sixth-day.html

      Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd. (551), the world’s largest branded shoemaker, fell most in almost a year in Hong Kong trading after the company said it plans to increase factory workers’ compensation in a bid to end a strike.

      Yue Yuen fell as much as 6.3 percent to HK$24.45, the most intraday since May 7, 2013.

      Certains salariés se prennent même à rêver…

      Some demanded no punishment for strikers and the right to elect their own union leaders.