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Chinese workers return to work in Warrnambool after employee injured in altercation at abattoir
More than 80 Chinese workers from an abattoir in south-west Victoria who have been absent from work for two days are due to return tomorrow morning after negotiating with managers.
Key points:
- The 80 Chinese workers walked off the job on Tuesday, unhappy with how an altercation between employees had been dealt with by Midfield Meats
- Police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident
- The workers, except for one man involved in the altercation, will return to work on Friday morning after negotiations with management
The workers had gone on strike after an altercation between two employees this week left one with concussion and a black eye.
Benson Wang, 28, from China’s Fujian province, started work at Midfield Meats five…
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