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Nike supplier strikes to continue

16/04/2014

A strike involving “tens of thousands” of workers at a Chinese footwear manufacturer is reportedly going to continue after a new social plan proposed by bosses was rejected by unions. A key point of contention at Yue Yuen has been the perceived scamming of workers through inadequate contributions from the firm into a social insurance scheme, and...

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