On February 4, in Xiayi, Henan, a video of dozens of sanitation workers braving the snow to ask for wages was posted on the Internet, which quickly attracted the attention of the majority of netizens.
This incident made many netizens sigh that sanitation workers can be said to be doing the hardest work, but the wages they earn may not be enough for some leaders to open a bottle of wine. Even so, it was eight months in arrears.
At first, everyone's focus was: these sanitation workers are not easy, why haven't they paid their wages in time, and they have been in arrears for so long?
But I suddenly remembered again: 650 yuan a month, isn't it a violation of labor laws?
Why didn't Comrade Yan Song pay attention to something like this?
Is it because the 650 can't be spent?
A brief recap of how it all began!
On February 4, in Xiayi County, Henan Province, it was almost the New Year, and dozens of sanitation workers gathered at the gate of Xiayi County, shouting for wages!
And these people are really forced to be helpless, otherwise how could they do this?
It was snowing heavily that day, and we can see from the video that some of the sanitation workers who were asking for wages had snow on their heads and even their eyebrows.
Can force sanitation workers to go to the county gate to ask for wages, which...
Alas!
What a rush for the rabbit!
Some netizens posted that they felt deeply remorseful when they were exposed...
I think it's still very pertinent!
If you don't expose it, you won't feel sorry for these sanitation workers, and if you expose it, you will feel self-blame, and it is difficult for people to feel that it is from the heart.
And most of these sanitation workers are fifty or sixty years old, earning six or seven hundred yuan a month, and they are in arrears for eight months.
We don't know if this matter is because of the hot search, or other reasons, on February 5, the Xiayi County Urban Management Bureau responded: promising that from February 5, the Urban Management Bureau will supervise the external company to pay wages to sanitation workers to ensure that everyone's wages are in place.
Of course, this notice also "self-reflected", also made an "apology", and "asked for punishment".
After reading this notice, it is still very weighty and sincere, at least to ensure that these sanitation workers can get their wages. But one thing still feels incredible, after the promised February 5, someone called to confirm that the phone number left was empty.
Belch...
Also, something like unpaid wages shouldn't happen at all!
O evil capitalists!
To be honest, anyone with a little conscience will not owe money to these sanitation workers. The wages they receive for the hardest and most tiring work are undoubtedly lower than the minimum amount required by mainland law.
The funny thing is that even then, there are still eight months in arrears. We don't know that it's because of layers of outsourcing, so there are many links, and these sanitation workers who ignore the most important work are still used elsewhere. But to be honest, the salary of 650 per month for these sanitation workers is really not a large proportion of the funds in the entire outsourcing work!
In practice, have these sanitation workers been fined for some reasons, such as cigarette butts or other things on the ground, and the cleaning is not clean?
Let's discuss the main topic of this article: Is a salary of 650 per month in line with labor laws?
I checked the minimum standard of basic wage in mainland China, and the data shows that the "minimum wage standard" refers to the minimum labor remuneration that the employer should pay according to law on the premise that the employee provides normal work during the statutory working hours or the working hours agreed in the labor contract signed in accordance with the law.
According to data released by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on January 23, 2024, there are already 18 provinces and municipalities directly under the central government that have reached or exceeded the 2,000 yuan mark in mainland China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, Hebei, Anhui, Henan, Fujian, Hainan, Shandong, Hubei, Guangdong, Sichuan, Chongqing, Tibet, Gansu and Shaanxi.
In addition, in Beijing, for example, the monthly minimum wage standard is 2,200 yuan.
However, these are just some specific examples, and the standards may vary in other provinces and cities...
It should also be emphasized that the minimum wage standard generally does not include overtime pay, allowances for special working conditions and special conditions, etc.
The purpose of setting the "minimum wage standard" reflects the protection of workers' rights and interests by the regulators......
Therefore, the basic salary of 650 is obviously not in line with the minimum wage standard set by the state.
Of course, there is one thing, we have to admit it, but everyone who goes to work as a sanitation worker is old, and it is really difficult to find a job. Even some sanitation workers are afraid of losing their jobs even if they have a salary of 650. This is one of the reasons why some sanitation workers, even after their wages were delayed for eight months, insisted on not quitting.
These sanitation workers are low-income people, and it may be a bit unpleasant to say that they are people at the bottom, but if they have some ability, who will get up early and work late to sweep the streets? If these sanitation workers have a retirement salary and receive two or three thousand yuan a month, will they still do this job?
Obviously, no!
Therefore, these sanitation workers are really short of money!
And what disappoints us even more, things like this, even if they are on the hot search, are just the end of the arrears of wages. No one cares if these workers are paid low or not, and there is no accountability.
What's the use of expecting the people to speak out?