Workers at the Nanhai Honda automotive components plant... who won a 500 yuan per month pay increase after going out on strike last year, have gained an additional 611 yuan a month increase this year through peaceful collective bargaining...The agreement represents a significant breakthrough for the Guangdong provincial trade union and the Nanhai Honda enterprise union both of which were criticized last year for their failure to effectively represent workers’ interests during the strike. That said, the negotiations still fell short of the ideal for collective bargaining…allowed some 40 workers to observe…but not actually participate in the negotiations...