ABOUT 200 RETIRED WORKERS HAVE STAGED A PROTEST IN THE CHINESE CAPITAL...

World | March 28, 2002, Thursday // 00:00

About 200 retired workers have staged a protest in the Chinese capital Beijing to demand unpaid pension benefits. The workers demonstrated outside the gates of the state-run Beijing Automobile works on Wednesday morning, blocking traffic. Police initially looked on - before eventually holding talks with the workers, who dispersed peacefully. The protest follows major demonstrations in north-east China this month by retired and unemployed workers.

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