Workers laid off illegally after two-week strike, arbitrators rule

A company illegally terminated the employment contracts of workers who staged a two-week strike, arbitrators have ruled in Fujian province in the first case of its kind on the Chinese mainland.

The labor dispute arbitration committee in Xiamen said Coactive Technologies (Xiamen), a foreign-funded company, planned to relocate from Xiamen's Huli district to Tong'an district in January.

The company declined to offer compensation to the employees, but said it would provide housing and transportation subsidies for the inconvenience caused by the relocation.