Arbitration council orders an end to strike
The Arbitration Council has ordered more than 700 workers at the Wei Xin garment factory to end a week-long strike they have staged in protest against a spate of issues they have with the company over contracts and payment. A decision handed down on Saturday by the council orders the employees to return to work or face immediate dismissal. Workers have been striking over nine points of a dispute with the company, including its alleged failure to regularly pay overtime, provide pay slips and provide contracts that are longer than six months…
