China Housing News reporter Weng Xiaolin Shenzhen report
June 11, in Shenzhen, in the Foxconn factory area, an "Open Letter to Foxconn Employees" attracted workers coming and going to stop and watch.
"The content in it means that salary increases and the amount of housing provident fund payments is required." "I think the requirements are reasonable. Why can't we enjoy fair treatment (housing provident fund) when working in a factory?" A Foxconn employee told a reporter from China Real Estate News on the phone.
The open letter also revealed another content related to Vanke. One of the reasons why Foxconn employees asked for a salary increase at this time was that Vanke entered Qinghu New Village, the north gate of Foxconn's Longhua factory, for renovation. They were worried that the rent in urban villages would increase by 2-3 times, and only the salary increase could keep up with the increase in rent.
htmlOn the evening of June 11, Vanke responded, saying that "the rental price of urban village apartments before and after the renovation was in the same range." This reply obviously could not relieve the concerns of these workers. On June 12, they wrote another open letter asking Vanke to further respond to the maximum rent increase.China Real Estate News reporter learned that on June 10, a group of migrant workers living in urban villages near Foxconn's Longhua factory jointly held a tenant meeting and wrote a "Letter to Vanke, landlord and regulatory authorities" for 130,000 Foxconn's labor representatives to Vanke, landlords and regulatory authorities." It is mentioned that Vanke signed a cooperation agreement with urban village landlords, which may blindly raise rents, and government departments should supervise it.
This letter to Vanke, landlords and regulatory authorities stated that Shenzhen has contributed its own strength from a small fishing village to an international metropolis. We are willing to continue to contribute our youth and sweat here. We also hope to get the rightful protection of rights and interests so as not to leave in disheartenedness. "The poor cannot be rich alone. If you spend money, you will make money by scattering money. Instead of losing your house, it will collapse towards the west wind, and it will be as broad as a carved pavilion to shelter the poor and glad to the face of the poor."
"We can only afford it."
"Open Letter to Foxconn Employees" posted in the factory
In 1988, Foxconn dug its first foundation in Shenzhen, and then grew rapidly in the first 20 years, with more than 600,000 employees and a world-leading IT customer base, making it the world's largest professional manufacturer of the electronics industry. Behind the halo of
, it has been repeatedly questioned by "sweatshops".
reporter saw that the "Open Letter to Foxconn Employees" reads: Foxconn's housing provident fund payment ratio is too low, only 5% of the basic salary, far below the standard level, which directly leads to employees' losses of nearly 1,000 yuan. In recent years, rent has been in a state of soaring, but the salary is unstoppable.
"Especially after Vanke renovates urban villages, the rent is expected to increase by two or three times. Currently, the single room has reached 700-800 yuan per month, equivalent to one-third of the salary."
A Foxconn employee told a reporter from China Real Estate News, "The salary of ordinary workers is about 4,000-5,500 yuan per month. The longer they join, the basic salary will increase by 200-500 yuan per year. At present, other real estate companies and landlords have signed agreements to renovate. , the rent is at least 1,800 yuan per month. Vanke's rent is definitely within this range, and it also promises that landlords will increase. How can we afford this? "
htmlOn June 10, the "Letter to Foxconn's Labor Representative to Vanke, Landlords and Supervision Department" written by the tenant meeting mentioned that Vanke, with consideration of people's livelihood and enterprise transformation, intervenes in the comprehensive improvement business of urban villages to improve the living environment of urban villages. Workers' representatives welcome and fully cooperate and support.However, the workers questioned, "In the past 'Wan Village Plan' business, some incidents occurred that were contrary to the original intention of transformation and harmed the interests of the tenant group. The representatives of 130,000 Foxconn industrial workers wrote to Vanke, landlords, and regulatory departments to express their positions and safeguard their legitimate rights and interests."
workers proposed that relevant departments should provide guidance on the rental level of Vanke's houses after the renovation, and guide the highest rental price based on the average income of nearby industrial workers. During the 12-year contract period between Vanke and urban village landlords, the highest increase will be restricted on the annual rent increase, and the lease contracts between Vanke and other enterprises and tenants will be standardized to fully balance the protection of the rights and interests of both parties.
Vanke responded that it was accused of "selectively avoiding talking"
Handshake building in Chengzhong Village, Shenzhen, the transformation target of Wancun business
Facing the open letter from workers, on the evening of June 11, Vanke responded, "Some tenants are worried that the price of apartments in Chengzhong Village after the comprehensive renovation will increase significantly, bringing economic pressure. In fact, the rental prices before and after the renovation are in the same range."
According to the data given by Vanke, the average price of unrenovated single houses in Xinweizai Chengzhong Village, Bantian is 800 Yuan/room/month, the price range of one bedroom and one bathroom is between 1,100 yuan and 1,200 yuan/room/month, the average price of two bedrooms and one bathroom is between 1,250 yuan/room/month, and the price range of Boyu after renovation is 798 yuan to 1,398 yuan (including private appliances).
In Yutian Village, Futian, the price range of unrenovated single-room apartments is between 1,250 yuan and 2,600 yuan/room/month, the price range of one bedroom, one living room or two bedrooms is between 2,600 yuan and 4,000 yuan/room/month, and the price of the renovated Boyuan is between 1,398 yuan and 2,498 yuan/room/month (including private appliances).
Vanke promises that despite the high cost of renovation, it will strive to maintain the monthly rent of studio apartments.
However, Vanke avoided talking about the renovated rent scope of Qinghu Village.
This is also the reason why Foxconn employees sent another open letter "The workers who were forced to move out need further response from Vanke" the next day. Foxconn workers said, "Ordinary workers have long been at a low salary and are extremely sensitive to prices." Especially referring to the previous Vanke renovation project, "the rent price per unit area of Vanke apartment is undoubtedly increased, and there are also miscellaneous expenses such as property management fees and network fees ranging from hundreds of yuan to miscellaneous expenses."
These workers said that in Vanke's initial response, they only indirectly mentioned that the areas of rent equal before and after the renovation were maintained, but did not explain the subsequent annual rent increase. "Vanke signed a contract with the landlord of Qinghu Village for 12 years, and the rent increased by 3% every year. Vanke, as the largest rental housing supplier in the future, should actively coordinate with relevant regulatory authorities to release the highest rent increase."
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million village plan, a new business launched by Shenzhen Vanke in 2017. Simply put, it is specializing in the comprehensive rectification and operation of urban villages. Vanke's goal is to transform 100 urban villages in Shenzhen.
As of the end of 2017, Vanke has expanded 33 urban villages in seven areas including Longgang, Bao'an, Futian, Longhua, Pingshan, Nanshan and Yantian in Wancun City.
China Real Estate News reporter previously learned during his contact with Vanke that the core thinking of Wancun business in terms of product model is to promote whole village operation and open community management.
Specifically, it means adopting the "one village, one planning" plan for different urban villages, extracting important elements of urban villages and personalizing them.
For urban villages (standard villages) with standard building type rules and building distances, Wancun proposed the practice of group and batch repair.
For urban villages (extreme villages) with complex building types and very close to each other, Wancun first designed a home traffic route, opened up the first floors of multiple buildings, and connected the roof platform to improve customer space experience and provide better solutions for fire evacuation.
Vanke launched this plan, which also saw the Shenzhen Municipal Government propose that during the 13th Five-Year Plan period, no less than 1 million sets of urban villages (intermediate) through acquisition, leasing, reconstruction and other methods, and guide urban villages to carry out large-scale leasing through comprehensive rectification.
For Shenzhen, where two-thirds of the population are mainly leasing, urban villages have always been responsible for solving the housing problems of the new citizen population and migrant population.
Vanke's plan has been praised by Wang Shi, former chairman of the board of directors who cherishes feathers. He stated at the urban co-creation conference on April 22 that after 40 years of development, Shenzhen now has only about 20 square kilometers of development, and the newly added land area is less than two square kilometers per year. 60% of the urban population lives in 1,044 urban villages in Shenzhen. In order to solve the problem of urban land use, Vanke launched the "Ten Thousand Villages Plan" to transform urban villages since last year, and has explored the operation model of "comprehensive improvement of urban villages + value introduction and management + urban commercial operation".
These 1044 urban villages provide the first place for the motherland who comes to Shenzhen to pursue their dreams. They are the cornerstone of the vitality and competitiveness of the SAR.
, commercially speaking, the motivation is very good. But in reality, contradictions have emerged. On the one hand, developers joined the transformation of urban villages, reducing the pressure on the government. On the one hand, the renovated long-term rental apartment is a small profit business with huge initial investment and a long return cycle.
These businesses that are considered to be small profits must be transferred to the tenant in the face of costs. The landlord's willingness to hand over the house to the developer for renovation and renting is also based on the premise that the rent can rise stably in the future.
A industry insider told the China Real Estate News reporter: "Vanke is not a charity, even if it is a small profit, it needs to make a profit. Especially the cost of transformation is the same, and the increase in rent is an unstoppable thing. But the range of the increase is somewhat to control. This is a stage of seeking balance. Operators and tenants like Vanke can bear the small profits and rent increases."
Another real estate company person said, "Some state-owned enterprises join the transformation of urban villages, but they actually cannot make money. They mainly make a table of contents. However, most developers have entered the transformation of urban villages. On the one hand, they responded to the call of "renting and selling" to help the government solve the problem of some urban villages. On the other hand, they are also opening up new markets for profit. The impact on the original residential groups is unavoidable. Some people can continue to live, but some people who cannot bear can only move to places with cheaper rents. "
A sociologist who did not want to be named believes that in the past, workers and tenants of new citizens were speechless bearers of rent.
He believes that 40 years have passed, and people have never seen this in Shenzhen: a class can publicly express opposition to a plan that may be unfavorable to its interests. In the real estate market, what people see is real estate developers publicly opposing regulatory policies, and opposing real estate developers' business plans for rent. This is the first time. It is like a touchstone. It not only measures the ability of ordinary workers to stand up and affect government decision-making, but also measures the tolerance and attention of a society that is gradually open to opposition to ordinary workers.
also reminds urban governments that in the field of housing or rent, in terms of institutional arrangements for public choices, in addition to considering economic effects, they should be closer to the fair and reasonable democratic management rules of urban society.
