Tensions Mount as Workers Demand Back Pay Ahead of Chinese New Year

Wage-related protests and incidents flared up across China ahead of the traditional holiday when migrant workers typically return home for family reunions.

An aerial view shows residential buildings under construction in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, on March 15, 2024. STR/AFP via Getty Images

More Chinese workers are owed payments this year, employees from several sectors told The Epoch Times, as tensions escalate over unpaid salaries.

Protests have flared up across China, with domestic migrant workers demanding their wages before they returned home for the New Year holiday, which falls on Feb. 17.