Epoch Times
By Rona Rui

At the top of its game in China’s defense industry, the Inner Mongolia North Heavy Industries Group Corp. Ltd. (NHIC) is also one of the world’s largest defense companies. By its own admission it employs 16,000 workers, and had a year’s return of over 10 billion yuan (US$1.46 billion).

NHIC’s business has been so good lately that workers have been called upon to work overtime every day.

Yet from 2006 to 2009, the company withheld 200 to 800 yuan (US$29.28 to $117.13) from employees’ paychecks each month, without offering a reason.

Employees have recently appealed to both the company and the union for the return of back wages, which has made them the object of derision.
Employee experience

In a recent phone interview, an employee (name withheld) told The Epoch Times that for four years, from 2006 to the end of 2009, the company had deducted 500 yuan (US$73.25) from his 1,800 yuan (US$263.69) salary every month. Combined with soaring prices and his child’s educational expenses, life became difficult.    more …