辽阳工人再次示威要求释放代表

　　辽宁省辽阳市铁合金厂的工人，国庆节前夕再次前往辽阳市政府游行示威，要求当局释放四名已经被关押超过六个月的工人代表。下面是自由
亚洲电台记者石山的报道。

　　九月二十九号和三十号，辽阳铁合金厂的六百多名工人，两次游行到辽阳市政府，要求当局释放工人代表。在美国纽约的中国劳工观察说，九月二十六号，铁合金厂的工人张贴了大字报，并散发传单，呼吁工人参加这次游行抗议活动。

　　被关押的工人代表之一，姚福信的妻子对自由亚洲电台说，工人示威的目标有两个。

　　今年三月份，辽阳铁合金厂的工人，发起了示威抗议活动，抗议工厂负责人贪污腐败，使原本效益不错的工厂破产，并且要求追究有关官员的责任。辽阳市当局，一方面发放部分工厂拖欠工人的工资，另一方面则暗中逮捕了四名工人代表，姚福信、庞庆祥、肖云良和王兆明。

　　这四名工人代表，已经被关押六个月，超过了中国刑事诉讼法的规定姚福信的妻子表示，她已经四个月没有见到丈夫了，家里聘请的律师，到现在都没有见过当事人。她表示，辽阳市副市长接见了他们，但对释放工人代表的事情未作明确答复。

　　中国劳工观察的报告说，辽阳当局随后发放了五百万元的拖欠工资，并且容许一名工人代表，肖云良的家人到监狱探望。中国劳工观察的干事李强说，肖云良的健康非常不好。

　　李强说，当局虽然尚未正式起诉四名工人代表，但却以涉及国家机密的借口，不容许他们和律师见面。

　　姚福信的妻子表示，政府官员暗示十月份或者是十一月份，有关部门对如何处理几名工人代表的问题，将作出决定。

Workers at Liaoning Strike Again

Ferroalloy factory worker from the city of Liaoyang, Liaoning Province, went once more time on the National Day’s eve to the Liaoyang municipal government to demonstrate.

In September 29 and the 30th, more than 600 workers of the ferroalloy factory of Liaoyang went twice to the Liaoyang municipal government to demonstrate for requesting the release of workers delegates from the authority. The New York based Chinese Labor Watch said that in September 26, the ferroalloy factory workers posted the big-character poster, and the sending out flayers in order to appealed the workers to attended this protest.

One of the imprisoned delegate’s wife said to the free Asian broadcasting station that the worker of the factory initiated the demonstration in March this year for two goals. First, to demonstrate against factory’s rotten management, this subsequently has caused the factory to go bankrupt. And secondly, to request investigation on the concerned official's responsibilities.  

However, the Liaoyang authority on the one hand provided payment for workers wages, and on the other hand arrested four workers delegates secretly. They are Yao Fu Xin, Pang Qing Xiang, the Xiao Yun Lian and Wang Zhao Ming.  

These four workers representatives have already been locked up for six months; it has exceeded the regulation of China's criminal law procedure.  

The Yao Fu Xin wife indicates that she has not seen the husband for four months, the family engaged attorney has not all seen the litigant till now.  She also indicates that the deputy mayor of Liaoyang received them, but did not explicitly give answer about the release of workers delegates.  

The Chinese labor observer said that the authority of Liaoyang has paid the 5 million Yuan delinquency salary afterwards, and permitted one worker representative, Xiao Yun Liang’s family to make a jail visit. Chinese labor observer’s clerk Li Qiang said that Xiao Yun Liang’s health condition is not very good. 

Li Qiang said, the authority although not yet officially sued the four workers delegates, but actually involves the national secret as an excuse to forbid the detained to meet with attorney.  

Yao Fu Xin’s wife indicates that a government official has suggested privately that either in October or November, the concerned authority will make the decision about how to deal with the workers delegates issue.