{"id":6413,"date":"2015-08-05T21:34:43","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T21:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinalaborwatch.org\/?p=6413"},"modified":"2022-09-02T20:09:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T20:09:20","slug":"workers-protest-for-fair-compensation-at-apple-supplier-in-suzhou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinalaborwatch.org\/zh\/workers-protest-for-fair-compensation-at-apple-supplier-in-suzhou\/","title":{"rendered":"Workers Protest for Fair Compensation at Apple Supplier in Suzhou"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6413\" class=\"elementor elementor-6413\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ad149e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ad149e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30df62c\" data-id=\"30df62c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78faa7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78faa7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Beginning on August 3, hundreds of workers at the Kesheng Technology factory in Suzhou, China protested after learning that the company planned to move operations without giving workers reasonable compensation. Kesheng, a major supplier of product casings to Apple, is a subsidiary of Taiwan-based Catcher Technology.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7d48d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7d48d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8276967\" data-id=\"8276967\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8467dff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8467dff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chinalaborwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/banner1.jpg\" title=\"banner1\" alt=\"banner1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcf9817\" data-id=\"fcf9817\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed3391b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed3391b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chinalaborwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/marching.jpg\" title=\"marching\" alt=\"marching\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd0d985 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd0d985\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdf07c8\" data-id=\"bdf07c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da18af7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da18af7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><i>Photos posted by workers on social media<\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f64f9f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f64f9f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9814416\" data-id=\"9814416\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c568a95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c568a95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Workers marched with banners in the factory complex. One banner read, \u201cPunish Apple Inc\u2019s supplier factory, the Suzhou subsidiary of Catcher Group, for cheating migrant workers of their hard-earned money.\u201d<\/p><p>Many workers posting photos online expressed anger not only at the company, but also at public security for taking the side of the company and violently suppressing workers.<\/p><p>When workers refused to accept the company\u2019s offer, public security were called out in force, leading to direct conflict with workers. A number of workers were injured or detained.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34ff18d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34ff18d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-907124c\" data-id=\"907124c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c3465f elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"5c3465f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=4T2owBuadA4&amp;t=1s&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f55a4c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f55a4c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b540563\" data-id=\"b540563\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714faa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"714faa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>China Labor Watch (CLW) has investigated the Catcher manufacturing facilities in Suzhou and nearby Suqian four times since 2011, each investigation discovering a range of labor rights and environmental abuses. For instance, at a Suzhou Catcher plant in 2012, workers were made to sign blank labor contracts and do 10.5 to 11-hour workdays, sometimes without a day of rest for weeks. In both the Suzhou and Suqian factories, workers producing Apple products\u2019 metal casings were surrounded by flammable dust and came into contact with other dangerous chemicals. Despite this, workers received practically no safety training.<a href=\"file:\/\/clw2014\/clw\/%E6%96%B0%E9%97%BB%E9%80%9A%E8%AE%AF\/2015\/2015.08\/%E5%8F%AF%E8%83%9C%E6%90%AC%E8%BF%81\/2015.08.05%20Workers%20Protest%20for%20Fair%20Compensation%20at%20Apple%20Supplier%20in%20Suzhou.docx#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a><\/p><p>In March of this year, a fire occurred in Catcher\u2019s Kesheng factory.<a href=\"file:\/\/clw2014\/clw\/%E6%96%B0%E9%97%BB%E9%80%9A%E8%AE%AF\/2015\/2015.08\/%E5%8F%AF%E8%83%9C%E6%90%AC%E8%BF%81\/2015.08.05%20Workers%20Protest%20for%20Fair%20Compensation%20at%20Apple%20Supplier%20in%20Suzhou.docx#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a> In 2012, at least five workers at the factory were poisoned in the waste water treatment room, leading to at least one death. The factory has also been exposed as recently as 2013 for severe environmental pollution and was listed in 2011 as one of the most polluting companies in Suzhou by the environmental protection department.<a href=\"file:\/\/clw2014\/clw\/%E6%96%B0%E9%97%BB%E9%80%9A%E8%AE%AF\/2015\/2015.08\/%E5%8F%AF%E8%83%9C%E6%90%AC%E8%BF%81\/2015.08.05%20Workers%20Protest%20for%20Fair%20Compensation%20at%20Apple%20Supplier%20in%20Suzhou.docx#_ftn3\" name=\"_ftnref3\">[3]<\/a> CLW\u2019s investigative reports, noted above, also found evidence of waste water being directly discharged into local water sources.<\/p><p><strong>Below are more photos uploaded on Chinese social media.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c90585 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6937db\" data-id=\"a6937db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a19508 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a19508\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chinalaborwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/conflict.jpg\" title=\"conflict\" alt=\"conflict\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52fb579 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52fb579\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db4a4e5\" data-id=\"db4a4e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f26275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f26275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chinalaborwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/police-come-out.jpg\" title=\"police come out\" alt=\"police come out\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-125f8b3\" data-id=\"125f8b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a448be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a448be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chinalaborwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/police-and-workers-in-lobby.jpg\" title=\"police and workers in lobby\" alt=\"police and workers in lobby\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-513c4c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"513c4c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-220280d\" data-id=\"220280d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adc7ffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"adc7ffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chinalaborwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/injured-worker-rw26ntic6ff7m7pzfslxywrogepj5mro0nioer4zmg.jpg\" title=\"injured worker\" alt=\"injured worker\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85161f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85161f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b70f295\" data-id=\"b70f295\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88d7c77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88d7c77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><div id=\"ftn1\"><p><a href=\"file:\/\/clw2014\/clw\/%E6%96%B0%E9%97%BB%E9%80%9A%E8%AE%AF\/2015\/2015.08\/%E5%8F%AF%E8%83%9C%E6%90%AC%E8%BF%81\/2015.08.05%20Workers%20Protest%20for%20Fair%20Compensation%20at%20Apple%20Supplier%20in%20Suzhou.docx#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> See the reports from 2014\/2013: <a href=\"http:\/\/chinalab.w17.wh-2.com\/upfile\/2014_09_04\/2014.09.02_Suqian_Catcher_FINAL_PDF_UPDATE.pdf\">\/upfile\/2014_09_04\/2014.09.02_Suqian_Catcher_FINAL_PDF_UPDATE.pdf<\/a>;<br \/>2012: <a href=\"http:\/\/chinalab.w17.wh-2.com\/upfile\/2012_8_13\/2012627-5.pdf\">\/upfile\/2012_8_13\/2012627-5.pdf<\/a>;<br \/>2011: <a href=\"http:\/\/chinalab.w17.wh-2.com\/upfile\/2011_7_11\/20110712.pdf\">\/upfile\/2011_7_11\/20110712.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/div><div id=\"ftn2\"><p><a href=\"file:\/\/clw2014\/clw\/%E6%96%B0%E9%97%BB%E9%80%9A%E8%AE%AF\/2015\/2015.08\/%E5%8F%AF%E8%83%9C%E6%90%AC%E8%BF%81\/2015.08.05%20Workers%20Protest%20for%20Fair%20Compensation%20at%20Apple%20Supplier%20in%20Suzhou.docx#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">[2]<\/a> Apple Daily: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.appledaily.com.tw\/realtimenews\/article\/new\/20150329\/583018\/\">http:\/\/www.appledaily.com.tw\/realtimenews\/article\/new\/20150329\/583018\/<\/a><\/p><\/div><div id=\"ftn3\"><p><a href=\"file:\/\/clw2014\/clw\/%E6%96%B0%E9%97%BB%E9%80%9A%E8%AE%AF\/2015\/2015.08\/%E5%8F%AF%E8%83%9C%E6%90%AC%E8%BF%81\/2015.08.05%20Workers%20Protest%20for%20Fair%20Compensation%20at%20Apple%20Supplier%20in%20Suzhou.docx#_ftnref3\" name=\"_ftn3\">[3]<\/a> See 2013 report by SIP Lvse Jiangnan Public Environment Concerned Center: <a href=\"http:\/\/114.215.104.68:89\/Upload\/IPE%E6%8A%A5%E5%91%8A\/IT_7_20131112.pdf\">http:\/\/114.215.104.68:89\/Upload\/IPE%E6%8A%A5%E5%91%8A\/IT_7_20131112.pdf<\/a> ; China News report: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinanews.com\/sh\/2012\/07-26\/4061437.shtml\">http:\/\/www.chinanews.com\/sh\/2012\/07-26\/4061437.shtml<\/a><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beginning on August 3, hundreds of workers at the Kesheng Technology factory in Suzhou, China protested after learning that the company planned to move operations without giving workers reasonable compensation. Kesheng, a major supplier of product casings to Apple, is a subsidiary of Taiwan-based Catcher Technology. 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