Carnival angry at claims of salary scam

The organizers of a snow carnival might sue a local newspaper after it reported almost 300 students had protested against low wages for part-time work over the Spring Festival.

The Beijing Times wrote yesterday that nearly 300 university students blocked a door of the Auti Outdoors Company for Winter Children Day. It said the students had signed contracts with the company from Jan 9 to March 1.

According to the article, the students claimed the company had promised to pay double wages for holiday work over the festival, 160 yuan per day, but the company later refused to pay the new rate.