SHENZHEN, Oct. 24 (Chinese media) -- Four workers were injured in a scuffle with security guards when they took to the Shenzhen streets demanding back wages from an appliance maker in China's southern Guangdong Province, the local government said on Friday.
More than 500 workers gathered at the gate of the Shunyi Appliance Factory, a Taiwan-funded business in the Hong Kong border city's Bao'an District, on Friday morning, a local government official told Chinese media.
The company had seen its profit drop due to declining in exports and owed more than 2 million yuan (292,179 U.S. dollars) in wages to its workers. The boss and four executives had not been seen for the last few days, the official said.
The angry workers got into conflicts with dozens of community security guards who were sent in to maintain order. Four workers suffered minor injuries.
The district court has confiscated the plant's assets and set up an official panel to investigate.
The southern part of the country, where most Chinese exporters are based, has seen a growing number of labor disputes as the rising value of the yuan, spiraling costs and eroding orders have driven businesses into bankruptcy.
In response to the fleeing company executives, the Shenzhen Labor and Social Security Bureau on Tuesday publicized the names of 30 companies that owed a combined 12 million yuan in back pay to workers. It demanded the executives report to the local labor authorities within 30 days.
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