Chapter 392 Migrant Workers' Wages
"Secretary Qi, we have already investigated the matter thoroughly!
The cause of this incident was that Hefu Construction Co., Ltd. maliciously withheld the hard-earned money of the migrant workers!
The workers had not received their due wages, so they besieged the Hefu Construction Company. "After opening the car door, Li Dakang quickly explained the whole situation to Qi Tongwei.
Li Dakang's political wisdom is definitely not low. He quickly found his position and stood on the side of the migrant workers.
"Is anyone injured?" Qi Tongwei asked seriously. This was the issue he was most worried about.
"Several migrant workers were hit by the security guards, but no serious injuries were caused. The problem is not serious. I have sent someone to send them to the hospital," Li Dakang explained hurriedly.
Qi Tongwei was visibly relieved to hear that no major damage was caused.
Then he said seriously, "I need to know immediately what projects Hefu Construction Company has undertaken this year, as well as the settlement status of these projects."
This issue is crucial. If the workers are unable to receive their wages on time because the project unit's accounts have not been settled, then although the behavior of Hefu Construction Company is not desirable, it is more or less justified and can be understood and punished as appropriate.
But if the project unit had already settled the accounts, and Hefu Construction Company deliberately withheld the wages of the migrant workers and refused to pay them, then the nature of the act would be much worse and simply outrageous!
Such behavior must be resolutely cracked down upon.”
"Okay, Secretary Qi, don't worry, I will check it right away!" Li Dakang did not dare to be negligent and nodded in agreement.
Then he hurried towards Sun Liancheng and quickly conveyed the task assigned by Qi Tongwei to him.
Qi Tongwei was not idle at this time. He walked straight towards the crowd gathered together without hesitation.
Seeing Qi Tongwei walking towards the crowd, Dudu, who had been waiting on the side, hurried forward with several worker representatives.
"Secretary Qi, these five fellow villagers are the worker representatives in this incident." As he spoke, he pointed at the five simple and honest migrant workers standing in front of him.
"Hello, fellow villagers! I am Qi Tongwei. Please feel free to tell me if you have any difficulties!" Qi Tongwei said to everyone with a smile on his face and in a very gentle tone.
At this time, a migrant worker who looked older in the crowd came to the front in excitement, his hands shaking and his voice choking with sobs, saying: "Secretary Qi, you have to make the decision for us ordinary people!
We have been working outside before the first month of the year, and we have been starving and suffering for the whole year and have never been willing to go home!
The New Year is coming soon, and I would like to use my salary to buy clothes for my wife and children at home, but this black-hearted boss refuses to pay us a single penny!
We went to him to argue and wanted to get back our hard-earned money, but he not only refused to give it to us, he also shamelessly asked us to consider the company more.
A few workers were so angry that they grumbled a few words, but they were beaten up by the security guards and had black and blue faces! "As he spoke, the old migrant worker burst into tears.
"That's right, Secretary Qi! They are really going too far!
My whole family depends on this salary to have a peaceful year!
There are children at home who need this money to pay tuition and buy books for school, but they just won’t give it to us!” Another migrant worker couldn’t hold back his anger and stood up and shouted.
Immediately afterwards, the other three workers chimed in and narrated the incident in detail.
The problem is not complicated. It is that the Hefu Construction Company maliciously withheld wages from migrant workers, and the workers had no choice but to go to the company's door to demand payment.
The construction company relied on its connections and not only refused to pay the workers, but also beat up several workers. The incident was then filmed by a passerby and posted on the Internet.
After knowing what happened, Qi Tongwei immediately thought of a solution.
"Xiao Liu, immediately notify all the major banks in Handong Province and have them immediately freeze all assets under the name of Hefu Construction Company, Hefu Construction's boss Bai Zhiping, and his family members!"
Qi Tongwei spoke in a firm tone, and it was obvious that he was determined to crack down on the Hefu Construction Company and make an example of it.
"Yes, Secretary Qi." Liu Zhaojun did not dare to delay and immediately went to notify all major banks in the province.
Just after I finished explaining things to Liu Zhaojun, I saw a figure running towards me in a hurry. It was Li Dakang.
Before he could even stand firmly on his feet, Li Dakang panted and said, "Secretary Qi, I have already followed your instructions. I believe the results will be out soon."
After saying that, he calmed his breathing a little.
Qi Tongwei looked up at the panting subordinate in front of him and couldn't help but nod in praise in his heart.
He thought to himself that Li Dakang was able to land safely and successfully in his previous life, which showed that he really had some real skills.
Thinking of this, Qi Tongwei then instructed Li Dakang: "Comrade Dakang, notify the Jingzhou City Labor Inspection Service Brigade and ask them to get here as soon as possible."
Qi Tongwei was ready to handle the matter on the spot.
As he spoke, he waved to Ducheng, and when he was about to come over, he instructed him, "Ducheng, ask the migrant workers to inform the people who work with them to solve their salary problem today."
"Yes, Secretary Qi." Dudu hurried to find the migrant workers and asked them to inform each other to come to Hefu Construction Company now.
Sun Liancheng acted quickly. In less than twenty minutes, he successfully obtained all the information on the projects undertaken by Hefu Construction Company this year.
"Secretary Qi, Secretary Li, and the Hefu Construction Company have won bids for 13 government projects this year.
However, there are only two projects in which the company actually participated in the construction, one is the Luzhou City Expressway, and the other is the Hexi District Transit Line in Jingzhou City.
The Luzhou City Expressway was successfully completed and put into use in September this year, and the relevant accounts have been fully settled;
The Hexi District border crossing project has so far completed half of the overall progress, but two-thirds of the bills have been paid, and there is no such thing as arrears.
The other 11 winning projects, without exception, were all subcontracted by Hefu Construction Company to other units or individuals for construction.
According to preliminary investigations, for every subcontracted project, Hefu Construction Company would take 8% of the total project investment! "
"Wait, you said it's 8% of the total investment, not 8% of the profit?" Qi Tongwei interrupted Sun Liancheng's report. He felt that he had heard it wrong.
"Secretary Qi, it is 8% of the total investment." Sun Liancheng said affirmatively.
Qi Tongwei narrowed his eyes. Everyone who knew him knew that this was a sign of extreme anger.
Qi Tongwei couldn't help but be angry. 8% of the total investment was taken away from a project before it even started. How could the quality of such a project be guaranteed?
"That is to say, a project worth over 800 million yuan is short of investment of million yuan before it even starts construction?" Li Dakang asked in a raised voice.
Sun Liancheng nodded and replied, “Not only that, according to our investigation, some projects have been subcontracted more than once, and some projects have even been subcontracted three or four times.
Take a 8000 million yuan project as an example. Before construction even begins, the total investment may be reduced to million yuan, or even lower.”
Qi Tongwei didn't say anything, but he had made up his mind that this was the focus of this year's work.
This year, we must crack down on the practice of withholding wages from migrant workers and the practice of subcontracting by winning bidders.
"If you have anything else, just keep talking." Qi Tongwei said while suppressing his anger.
“In addition to these 13 winning projects, Hefu Construction Company is also engaged in real estate investment.
Since the beginning of this year, Hefu Construction Company has purchased a total of 7 commercial land plots from Lincheng, Luzhou and Jingzhou Hexi District for real estate development.
Only three of these commercial land plots have started construction, and the other four are still being held back, probably waiting for the low-priced housing prices to appreciate.
Of the three commercial plots that have been developed, only the one in Hexi District is under construction, while the other two have only the foundations built.
Although it has not been built, it has already started selling, and except for those that were left intentionally, all others have been sold out. ”Sun Liancheng reported.
Qi Tongwei was really enlightened today. He didn't know until he saw it, and he was shocked.
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