Recently, a video of employees demanding unpaid wages at the home of their employer has been circulating on social media platforms in mainland China. The incident took place in Nanjing, where a company went bankrupt, leaving its staff members unpaid and without social insurance. Several female employees went to the home of their male boss to seek an explanation. The boss displayed arrogant behavior, forcefully pushing down a female employee who was standing in front of the door trying to prevent it from being closed. He then proceeded to kick and strike the female employee who was sitting on the ground in front of the door, and pushed other female employees who were trying to stop the door from being closed multiple times. As of now, there has been no official statement from the police or local government regarding this specific conflict.
On October 3, a Weibo influencer with 688,000 followers posted a related video, sparking widespread sharing and discussions. The video reported that in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, a company had gone bankrupt, leading several female employees to the boss’s residence to demand their wages. The caption of the video stated, “The company went bankrupt and owed employees their wages and social insurance. Several employees went to the boss’s door to seek justice, triggering a conflict. The boss said, ‘What will you do if I don’t pay you?'”
Other bloggers have also shared the same video recently, but without specifying the exact date and time of the incident.
In the video, the boss in black clothes got into an argument with the female employees who came to demand their wages. He claimed, “It’s the company that owes you social insurance, not me,” and insisted that the employees should resort to legal action if needed, but “the company has no money.”
When a female employee requested a deadline for the payment of salaries, the boss replied, “There is no deadline.” Another female employee then questioned him, “Are you trying to be difficult?”
The boss responded, “I won’t pay you. I pay others, but I won’t pay you. I’ll pay whoever I want. What’s the problem?” Other female employees retorted, “You haven’t paid others either.”
During the argument, the boss threatened to call the police. In the phone call, he stated his address as Unit 1001, Building 252, Phase 2 of Mingfa Binjiang New City in Nanjing, using the surname “Hou.”
Public records show that Mingfa Binjiang New City is located at No. 1 Binjiang Avenue in Pukou District, Nanjing, and is a large residential project in the northern part of the city. Public real estate information and relevant government data related to Nanjing include details about this residential area.
However, after the phone call, the boss turned violent. The video shows him forcefully pushing the female employee standing in front of the door to the ground. The sound of the female employee falling to the ground was loud, causing other female employees to scream in shock.
Subsequently, the boss continued to use force against the female employees, kicking the female employee sitting on the ground in front of the door multiple times and hitting her arms with his thigh at least twice, all the while repeatedly shouting, “Move, move.”
Another female employee stood outside the door, forcefully holding onto the door handle to prevent the boss from closing it. The boss threatened her, saying, “If you continue like this, I’ll hit you!”
From the video footage, the violent attacks continued for several minutes. The boss aggressively pushed, struck with his thigh and feet, and kicked the female employees, while trying persistently to close the door.
During the conflict, two boys from the boss’s house also came to the door from inside and joined in preventing the female employees from getting closer.
In the video, the boss kept pushing and kicking the female employees sitting at the door and blocking access to the house. Meanwhile, several female employees on-site continued to demand a resolution to the issues of unpaid wages and social insurance.
In the end, the female employees expressed their intention to call the police. One of them told the boss, “You kicked her, and I recorded it.”
Subsequently, the boss closed the door. Until the end of the video, there was no sign of the police arriving at the scene.
As of October 4, 2026, it remains unknown whether the local police responded to the incident of “employees demanding unpaid wages at the boss’s residence in Mingfa Binjiang New City, Nanjing.” There has been no official statement from the authorities on the outcome of the incident, or whether anyone was injured or faced consequences due to the conflict.
Another issue arising from this incident is the matter of pursuing unpaid wages and social insurance after a company goes bankrupt.
The video of this incident has been widely circulated on social media, with some netizens commenting that going to the boss’s house to demand wages may not be appropriate and could escalate conflicts.
Many netizens expressed frustration, labeling the boss as unscrupulous and pointing out the challenges faced by righteous individuals in society, where wrongdoers act with impunity.
According to the Bankruptcy Law, after settling bankruptcy expenses and common debts from the bankruptcy estate, staff wages, basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance fees that should be transferred to employees’ personal accounts, and legally required compensation are included in the priority repayment scope. However, when a company has no funds, the process may lead to empty results.
A netizen from Henan with the username “Girl0923” disagreed with the notion of pursuing legal procedures for rights protection, sharing her personal experience of going through arbitration and enforcement to receive her dues after a year, without any compensation. She contrasted her experience with a colleague who painted graffiti on walls and received the payment within a week, using a megaphone to demand it.