Workers at a second Toyota plant in Tianjin went on strike on Thursday 17 June, causing production to be suspended. Talks between workers and management at Toyota Gosei Co. over wage demands continued Friday, a management spokesman said.A brief strike at Toyota’s steering wheel manufacturer in Tianjin earlier on 15 June ended when management agreed to consider workers’ demands for higher pay.However, several workers at Tianjin Star Light Rubber and Plastic have expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of negotiations and are threatening to strike again if their demands are not met.

Another Honda supplier also reportedly went out on strike Thursday afternoon. Around 240 welders at Wuhan Auto Parts Alliance walked out around 1.pm demanding an increase in wages and benefits of nearly 800 yuan per month. Workers demanded an increase in their basic wage of 300 yuan a month, an increase in their housing subsidy from 300 yuan to 500 yuan a month, and an increase in the nightshift subsidy from seven yuan to 15 yuan per shift. Workers have refused to return to work until their demands are met.

At Honda Lock in Zhongshan, negotiations dragged on between workers and management, with workers vowing to renew their strike if management does not improve on its current offer of a 20 percent increase in pay and benefits.