labor – Factory owners held hostage over unpaid wages

Hong Kong newspapers reported that two Hong Kong owners are held hostage by workers of their factory in Shenzhen because 200,000 renminbi worth of wages have not been paid since September, Asian Labour News writes.
The couple was seized on Friday and the workers refuse to let them go, despite promises to pay within a few days. The police took no action, the papers said, only warned the workers not to hurt the couple.