Workers agree to end Citizen contracts

Most employees working for a Guangzhou-based factory of Japanese watch maker Citizen have agreed to terminate their labor contracts after the factory suddenly closed on Thursday, a local official said on Tuesday, news portal sina.com.cn reported.

Lin Yingwu, director of Guangdong Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security said that 981 out of the 1042 employees have signed the termination agreements and are in the process of collecting compensation, while the other 61 employees are still in negotiation with the factory.

The Guangzhou factory posted a dismissal notice on Thursday afternoon and surprised workers claimed that the abrupt dismissal violates laws and gathered in front of the factory over the weekend to protest the sudden dismissal notice.