A Shoe Factory In Whampoa Disguised As A Public Holiday.

"I work overtime almost every day, but I can't get overtime pay."

Yesterday morning, in front of gate 183 of Wanda street, Ji Tang Industrial Village, Whampoa, nearly a thousand uniformed workers stopped working because of their dissatisfaction with the company's salary system, and asked the factory to raise the level of workers' treatment.

It is understood that these workers are employees of Hongda Footwear Company Limited. After the incident, the local labor bureau, the Judicial Bureau and the street office immediately rushed to the scene for consultation.

At present, this matter is still being further coordinated.

Overtime, but no overtime pay, just before the Lantern Festival, Hongda shoe factory workers who started work in the sixth form still did not receive the year-end bonus that they should pay the year before.

At 8 a.m. yesterday, thousands of employees gathered at the front gate of Hongda shoe factory, requiring the shoe factory to improve the welfare level of workers.

Miss Li is one of the employees of the shoe factory. She came to work in Guangzhou from her hometown the year before last.

However, Miss Li did not think that since last year, almost every night has been working overtime, even on Saturday and Sunday, which is far from the contract statement.

"Overtime, but even the unit does not give overtime pay."

This made Miss Li quite angry.

According to its introduction, the factory stipulates that employees need to punch cards during normal working hours, but they do not need to punch card when they work overtime.

"Don't look at punching cards. This is not a big deal. Later, we saw the wages before we suddenly realized that the amount shown on the wage bar in the factory was only the wages that the employees should get during the normal working hours, and the overtime work in the evening and overtime worked during the" public holiday "were not counted.

Miss Li said that the labor contract signed previously also says that there will be no more than 40 hours of work per week and overtime pay for each overtime work, but these Regulations are now empty talk.

At the end of the year, the reporter did not understand that the Hongda shoe industry Co., Ltd. located in Ji Tang Industrial Village is a Sino foreign cooperative enterprise. At present, there are about 1500 workers, mainly producing all kinds of shoes (mainly sports shoes, children's shoes), shoes and sports gloves.

After the incident, the local labor bureau, the judiciary and the street office rushed to the scene and asked the factory to discuss with the workers' representatives immediately.

"At that time, I made two requests: the employees should be compensated for their benefits and overtime wages."

Yao said, as a worker representative who gave advice to the factory. Every year ago, the factory would open up meals for the staff and hold some activities during the Lantern Festival, including guessing riddles and Raffles.

However, since the start of this year's new year, the shoe factory has basically cancelled all the benefits in the past new year. "Yesterday was the Lantern Festival. Originally, shoes factories will hold some activities, and employees can get more or less welfare in their activities. Yesterday afternoon, the factory suddenly announced that it had been taking a vacation for a long time."

Mr. Chen, who is also the employee of the factory, said that the factory had issued the year-end bonus every year according to the seniority of the workers, 1 years and 10 yuan, and so on. He worked for 6 years, and he could get the 60 yuan year-end award. However, up to yesterday, the factory had not fulfilled this welfare.

"It may be that the factory has not done enough in welfare distribution in the new year, so that employees are reluctant to return to the factory and continue to work."

Tang Huarong, deputy secretary of Whampoa Da Sha Street Working Committee, said.

However, when the reporter sought an explanation for the factory, the staff of the factory refused to reporters outside the gate on the grounds that the responsible person was temporarily inconvenient to accept the interview.

Until the deadline, the factory did not give any explanation.

According to experts, Professor Xia Xueluan, Professor of sociology at Peking University, said that if the workers' statements were true, the practice of the factory was obviously an escape from the punishment of the law, and it was disguised by "public holidays", so that the labor department could not find any evidence.

It is also said that the key to this matter lies in the attitude of the workers. In the face of such a matter, they should enhance their awareness of safeguarding their rights.

Xia Xueluan also said that the employer's commitment to workers should be built on laws and systems.

If workers are willing, it is excusable. Otherwise, this is the way that enterprises use wages to oppress workers.

At the same time, Professor Xia appealed to enterprises to set up trade unions, use organizations to safeguard workers' legitimate rights, and workers should constantly enhance their legal sense.