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December 23, 2015, 11:06 AM HKT
China Details Accusations Against Detained Labor Activists
Zeng Feiyang, head of the Guangzhou-based Panyu Migrant Workers Center, shown in January in Guangzhou. Mr. Zeng is one of seven labor activists who were detained by Chinese authorities earlier this month. State media late Tuesday detailed allegations against the seven.
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Authorities outlined allegations against seven labor activists detained earlier this month, claiming they used advocacy as a cover to disturb public order and violate workers’ rights, state media said. As WSJ’s Chun Han Wong reports:
In a lengthy report late Tuesday, the official Xinhua News Agency detailed police allegations against Zeng Feiyang and six others, who were detained in Guangdong province during what scholars and rights advocates have condemned as a crackdown on labor activism.
Mr. Zeng and his associates, according to Xinhua, have “long received financial assistance from overseas while intervening in domestic labor disputes, gravely disturbing public order and severely trampling upon workers’ interests.”
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Xinhua said Mr. Zeng was also accused of fraud, adultery and embezzlement, saying the 41-year-old activist had used his labor nonprofit—the Guangzhou-based Panyu Migrant Workers Center—to enrich himself by funneling funds from foreign donors into his own bank account.
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So that wages can continue to be low!
December 23, 2015, 11:06 AM HKT
China Details Accusations Against Detained Labor Activists
Zeng Feiyang, head of the Guangzhou-based Panyu Migrant Workers Center, shown in January in Guangzhou. Mr. Zeng is one of seven labor activists who were detained by Chinese authorities earlier this month. State media late Tuesday detailed allegations against the seven.
REUTERS
Authorities outlined allegations against seven labor activists detained earlier this month, claiming they used advocacy as a cover to disturb public order and violate workers’ rights, state media said. As WSJ’s Chun Han Wong reports:
In a lengthy report late Tuesday, the official Xinhua News Agency detailed police allegations against Zeng Feiyang and six others, who were detained in Guangdong province during what scholars and rights advocates have condemned as a crackdown on labor activism.
Mr. Zeng and his associates, according to Xinhua, have “long received financial assistance from overseas while intervening in domestic labor disputes, gravely disturbing public order and severely trampling upon workers’ interests.”
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Xinhua said Mr. Zeng was also accused of fraud, adultery and embezzlement, saying the 41-year-old activist had used his labor nonprofit—the Guangzhou-based Panyu Migrant Workers Center—to enrich himself by funneling funds from foreign donors into his own bank account.
Read the full story on WSJ.com.
Copyright 2015 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved
This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit
www.djreprints.com (http://www.djreprints.com)
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?222155-Mr-xi-must-have-learn-from-LKY-to-kill-labour-movement!&goto=newpost).