“Chinese State-Owned Enterprises Owe Wages Worldwide: “Belt and Road” Becomes ‘Owe and Road’ (Nov 5, 2025)”, Yesterday Project, 9 November 2025

On November 5, news of a strike at the Simandou iron mine project in Guinea quickly drew attention from Chinese overseas workers worldwide. Reports indicated that Shanxi Construction Investment, the project contractor, had long withheld wages from Chinese workers, forcing them to work unpaid for three consecutive months. Eventually, the workers staged a strike and blocked roads to demand payment.