North Korean Workers in China Riot over Unpaid Wages; 2,000 Occupy Factory, Kill Plant Manager

The riot occurred at a clothing manufacturing and seafood processing factory

That....is an interesting combination

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- This is God tier.
So that's why clothes from Temu smell like that...
- Now can someone explain to me why Amazon boxes sometimes smell like ass, just actual ass, why?
I couldn't find an image but there's an old Far Side cartoon that shows a building that's something like "Jake's Croissants and Fill Dirt". Reminds me of that.
My boss ordered an anti-fatigue mat from Amazon recently and entirety of the inside of that package smelled like a fish market.
- an anti-fatigue mat
  What is that because I am fatigued as fuck. I really need one. I'm OK with it smelling like fish.
The connection is that they both require workers, but don't want to pay them
- Like some kind of slave mall
Clothes that smell like seafood straight from the factory could be the next $100 white t-shirt or designer jeans with rips already in them.
Because these two industries are both labor intensive.
Derek’s Derelict clothing line must be made there
The night and day crew use the same equipment for different purposes. (they're on 12 hour shifts because that's more efficient or something probably)

When North Koreans unionize, they don't fuck around.

I read this somewhere else on Lemmy recently (sorry for comment steal):
American companies that are trying to dismantle unions need to understand that unions were a compromise to protect the companies. Because this is the alternative.
- This issue extends to politicians as well. If you replace "Ancien Régime" with "Oligarchy-flavored Republic" it's almost like we're living the beginning script of the French Revolution here in America. That should induce quite the pandemic of sweaty palms in D.C. If that Oaf gets reelected, we're gonna have a Louis XVI on our hands... and we all know how that went down...
- The great part about history is sometimes there's no need to find a quote when there's tons of evidence! Here's a few:
  France, George Besse killed in 85' due to his "revolutionary" turnaround of a company that included mass layoffs.
  United States Labor Wars which spanned a century of bloodshed and violence. The Labor Wars included the Battle of Blair Mountain where the largest private army in US history was formed and approximately one million rounds were fired.
  There's a reason your history classes were boring, there's a reason they opt for American propaganda instead of facts, and there is a reason companies are shitting themselves over union talks. Both the best and worst part about being a history buff is knowing the facts they don't want you to hear. Be a History Buff with me Limmings! We never meet up, there are no dues, you have no deadlines or tests, and you get to earn dark secrets you can use to torture your friends and family with. It's great!
Except they’re now all organ donors.
- North Korea is essentially a monarchy

can we do that too

They should consider Communism.

I wonder if they think they actually DO live under communism?
- What do you mean? Communist podcasts I listened to consider them Communist, Internet search says the BBC says they are Communist.
  Edit: you all like to downvote instead of having a conversation. Everybody hasn't studied every subject, try sharing a little of what you know instead of discouraging discussion
It seems like with that level of militancy they've got some pretty powerful class consciousness.

Hell yeah, power to the proletariat!

North Koreans in China showing the world how it's done. Who had THAT on their bingo card ?
Americans forget their middle class existed for the short time it did exactly because of actions like this.
You don't fight the enemy sitting on your toilet reading Lemmy posts. (It's still fun though)
- There is the working class and the owning class. All other distinctions are a waste of brain power.
I literally said to myself "hell yeah!" reading the headline, and then opened to find it was the top comment 😂
Until China has to kill all of them because North Korea won't take them back.
Welcome to the Rednecks, North Koreans.
- What the fuck are you talking about?

This is a coal mine canary of the future of china, civil unrest and wealth inequity for everyone!

So exactly the same as the rest of the industrialized world?
- China and India will be first!

Solidarity

This article of the BBC gives more contexts.

North Koreans working in China 'exploited like slaves'

I wonder how many mental gymnastics is needed by tankies to explain that.

mao zedong would be proud.

Watch the so-called "Communist" Party leaders decry this and crush it violently. Marx is rolling so much in his grave that if they attached a generator to him they could power half of China with the electricity

When you have nothing left, you riot.

Good. I hope it spreads.

Bad communist rioters..

Better than anything occurring here. American workers are all talk.
- It depends what state you're in. People in some states mobilise better than others.
- Americans shoot up schools
  Seize the means of ~~production~~ education
- Do you believe the conditions between US workers and North Korean workers in China are similar?
- Fixed

😍

I’m all for worker’s rights, but killing the plant manager was a touch much.

Then you really aren't going to like the actions the OG unions took.
- 😂 good point. I’m just thinking that since it’s NK, the “manager” probably didn’t have much more freedom or authority than the employees did. I’d be very surprised if he benefited from the embezzlement. I’d expect the higher ups to take it all.
you dont know what that guy has done. maybe he's killed workers himself.
- Dunno if we should justify murder by violent mobs by speculating that the person might've deserved it.
- They do regularly employ capital punishment for white collar crimes like corruption, bribery, and fraud, unlike most first world countries.
- I have no idea

'Scuse me while I grab my pitchfork!