Baoyi Shoe Factory in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province plans to close the factory and transfer production capacity to Southeast Asia. Baoyi Shoe Factory is a joint venture between Taiwan's Baocheng Group and Laiyi Group. It is also the OEM factory of the famous sports brand Converse. It's internal migrant workforce will face "livelihood problems" after it closes. The factory allegedly suddenly issued a notice stating that it would close the factory and terminate the labor contract relationship with its employees by the end of this year. The notice did not specify a specific compensation plan, so the workers went on strike, and the compensation plan then offered was considered not good enough by some workers so the strike continued. The workers allege the factory has deliberately lowered wages to reduce compensation after closure. The article also alleged that the dismissal is arbitrary as it is unlikely the company is facing difficulties in production due to its monopoly of the industry.