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US boss held in China leaves plant after payout

Ending his detention, American boss Chip Starnes said a deal was reached overnight to pay the scores of workers who had demanded severance packages, even though they weren’t being laid off. In a strange arrangement, all the workers would be terminated, and Starnes said some of them would be rehired later ...

US boss held in China for 6th day over pay dispute

US factory boss in hostage said he won’t be released until labour dispute is resolved. ...

American held at China plant is safe as dispute drags

US Embassy officials met Charles Starnes at Beijing plant on 24 June and confirmed he “might be close to reaching an agreement" with his workers over a pay dispute, but workers keep him locked up, fearing American boss may flee without paying their outstanding salaries, Xinhua reports ...