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JudasMaiden
15th January 2014, 03:21
libcom(DOT)org/news/clashes-samsung-factory-vietnam-09012014
Thousands of construction workers building a Samsung's factory in Vietnam's northern Thai Nguyen province clashed with security guards on Thursday, leaving 13 people injured, four critically.

Between 3-4,000 of the 10,000 workers building the factory went on the rampage, burning containers used by security forces and destroying cars and motorcycles after security guards beat a worker unconscious.

The worker attempted to enter the site without an entrance card when they were stopped by security guards who beat them with an electric baton, the head of the security for the factory is reported to have said.

Local official Duong Ngoc Long said it took police three hours to stop the riot.

IBleedRed
15th January 2014, 04:24
There seems to be so much bottled up anger in these Southeast Asian countries. Why isn't this translating into radical political action? What's wrong? There's so much potential.

ckaihatsu
15th January 2014, 22:53
Manufacturing in Southeast Asia - a risky bet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry9gwLEYq50

Solarstone
25th January 2014, 00:09
So such clashes are rare in Vietnam, but when they do happen it's total chaos.