Mob beats Chinese steel factory executive to death

[Magda Hassan]

It is not in this article but I did read that this executive (and probably others) was paid about 200 times what these workers about to be laid off were paid.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ch...5364.story

Mob beats Chinese steel factory executive to death
Thousands of workers had gathered in northeastern rust belt city of Tonghua
to protest the takeover of their company and threatened layoffs.
July 27, 2009


Chinese state media confirmed Monday that a steel factory executive was
beaten to death after thousands of workers gathered to protest the takeover
of their company.

Chen Guojun, an executive at Jianlong Steel Holding Co., died Friday after
an angry mob in the northeastern rust belt city of Tonghua beat him and then
blocked ambulances from reaching him, according to the China Daily.


The protesters worked at the state-owned Tonghua Iron and Steel Group, which
was going to be sold to Chen's privately owned Jianlong Steel. Chen sparked
the riot by announcing 30,000 workers would be laid off, the newspaper said.

They dispersed later only after they were assured by authorities the sale
would not go through.

-- David Pierson

[Peter Lemkin]

It is not in this article but I did read that this executive (and probably others) was paid about 200 times what these workers about to be laid off were paid.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ch...5364.story

Mob beats Chinese steel factory executive to death
Thousands of workers had gathered in northeastern rust belt city of Tonghua
to protest the takeover of their company and threatened layoffs.
July 27, 2009


Chinese state media confirmed Monday that a steel factory executive was
beaten to death after thousands of workers gathered to protest the takeover
of their company.

Chen Guojun, an executive at Jianlong Steel Holding Co., died Friday after
an angry mob in the northeastern rust belt city of Tonghua beat him and then
blocked ambulances from reaching him, according to the China Daily.


The protesters worked at the state-owned Tonghua Iron and Steel Group, which
was going to be sold to Chen's privately owned Jianlong Steel. Chen sparked
the riot by announcing 30,000 workers would be laid off, the newspaper said.

They dispersed later only after they were assured by authorities the sale
would not go through.

-- David Pierson

American executives make an even great amount than their average worker......would be 'interesting' to see something like that happen just once in the USA - but that is what the police, etc. are for [the executives, not the workers].