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Japanese plant, workers in a deal
Published on: 2010-07-05
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Several thousand people went back to work at a Japanese-owned electronics factory in Tianjin Municipality Saturday - four days after they walked out and demanded higher wages and better working conditions.

A statement from Tianjin Mitsumi Electric Co said "workers' lawful demands" were satisfied but did not provide any details, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

It said that local labor authorities acted as mediators during the strike.

The company could not be reached for comment Sunday.

The plant produces appliance parts ranging from audio tuners to electronic power switches.

The walkout was the latest one at a foreign-owned company in China, a trend many observers say that reflects growing confidence among many low-end manufacturing workers who feel left out from the nation's economic boom.

The 3,300 workers stopped working Tuesday and out of those, 2,800 signed a list of demands calling for better working conditions, the Associated Press said.

As a result, all operations at the plant were halted but the company said in a statement that the "impact was limited."

The workers' requests were not disclosed but a female worker previously told the Hong Kong-based Ming Pao Daily that they wanted a monthly salary of no less than 2,000 yuan a month.

A new worker at the factory currently earns 1,500 yuan ($200) a month, for a six-day workweek that includes two hours of overtime everyday, according to Xinhua.
A local resident surnamed Li, who has a family member that works at the factory, told the Global Times Sunday that many workers complained that they are often exposed to questionable chemicals without the availability of proper protective gear.

The company and the workers both previously commented that job actions at Toyota Motor Corp and Honda Motor Co plants in China inspired their strike.
A recent two-week strike at a Honda auto plant in Guandong Province resulted in a 24 percent wage increase.

Many other factories in the manufacturing industry have also raised salaries recently.

All-China Federation of Trade Unions Sunday called for the creation of a wage negotiation system between workers and employers
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