Trade Union confirms labor law violations

An investigation has shown that KFC, McDonalds and Pizzahut in Guangdong have indeed violated the labor regulation by not paying their workers the minimum wage, according to a senior ACFTU-leader today in the China Daily.

The fast-food giants must correct their wrongdoings and pay the workers retroactively, said Li Shouzhen, a senior official with the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU).
"A joint investigation by the Guangdong provincial trade union and the labor authorities confirmed media reports about the companies' unlawful practice," Li told a news briefing in Beijing. "The federation will uncompromisingly fight any practice that violates workers' rights," he added.

It is another signal the heat will be turned up for the foreign food chains involved.