More than 2,500 workers at Matrix Vinh Company Limited went on strike.

(Baonghean.vn) - This morning (October 3), more than 2,500 workers of Matrix Vinh Company Limited (Bac Vinh Industrial Park, Vinh City) went on strike to demand their rights.

According to some workers of the Company, earlier, on the afternoon of Friday (September 30), they saw strike call posters posted in the company's restrooms, which stated "anyone who does not participate will be held responsible."

Workers gathered to strike outside the factories of Matrix Vinh Company Limited.

On the morning of October 1, more than 2,500 workers out of a total of more than 3,400 workers of the Company participated in the strike. At 10:00 a.m., the Board of Directors coordinated with the Southeast Economic Zone Trade Union to organize a dialogue with the workers.

At the dialogue, 12 complaints and recommendations were made, in which the main contents that caused outrage were: The standard for workers is too high, especially for apprentice workers; Lunch allowance of 12,000 VND/meal is too low, it is proposed to raise it to 15,000 VND/meal; Some supervisors yell at and insult workers; Timekeeping machines are few and operate slowly, causing many workers to have their attendance allowance deducted because they have not had time to swipe their cards; Restrooms are cramped and dirty, workers' drinking water is not guaranteed...

Responding to workers' complaints, the Company's Board of Directors representative said: The current standard cannot be called high, because according to the Company's summary, every month 85% of workers are rewarded for exceeding the standard, while according to the regulations, if 2/3 of workers meet the given standard, it can be applied to all workers.

Regarding the increase in meal expenses from 12,000 VND/meal to 15,000 VND/meal, the Company representative initially said "we have contacted the Chinese General Company, however, that side is on a 1-week National Day holiday so it has not been resolved yet".

However, later, in response to the workers' protests, this representative said that he would increase the monthly meal allowance to 80,000 VND, but it would not be included in the food ration but in other expenses.

Regarding the issue of the supervisor insulting the workers, the timekeeping machine, the restroom, drinking water..., the company representative said they will rectify it as soon as possible.

However, many workers did not agree with the answer of the Company representative and at 12 noon the same day, there were still many workers gathered in the Company premises.

Nghe An Newspaper will continue to inform about the above incident./.

MQ