CHINA STRIKE SURGE
In May striking workers at a kitchen appliances factory in the Chinese city of Shenzen blocked the entrance to the premises in protest over unpaid benefits and wages.
The action taken by 100 employees at the Sundairy Xin’an Electrics Company (SXEC) was not an isolated incident. During the first five months of the year, 140 strikes were recorded across China’s ailing manufacturing sector, according to Hong Kong-based labour rights NGO China Labour Bulletin (CLB). That was the highest number