Chinese sneaker factory workers go on strike

Published April 15, 2014 10:17am ET



HONG KONG (AP) — Workers at a Chinese factory owned by Yue Yuen, the world’s largest maker of athletic footwear for brands such as Nike and Adidas, are striking in a dispute over benefits.

A worker said more than 10,000 employees at Yue Yuen Industrial’s plant in the southern province of Guangdong joined the strike on Tuesday.

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