[The Epoch Times February 07, 2021](The Epoch Times South Australia reporter station) A few days ago,AdelaideA family in ChinatownMilk tea shopA shockingBeating incidentLater, because its video was circulated on social media, it caused an uproar in the local area, especially the Chinese circle, and the store became a target of public criticism. By the early morning of February 7, the police found that the store’s safety shutter had been opened.
The police have checked thisAdelaideFun Tea on Gouger St near ChinatownMilk tea shopThere is no one inside, but it is not yet known whether there is any loss of property. The police urged those familiar with the matter to call 1800 333 000 to report clues.
The hitting incident that has received much attention occurred on the evening of Friday, January 29, and the people involved were all Chinese. According to the circulated video, a black-clothed customer G (delegated name) brought his wife and children to the shop to drink milk tea. Customer G called service girl A (named) as a friend of the boss and asked for four cups of free milk tea. During the process, G and A quarreled.
Subsequently, the owner of the milk tea shop D (named as a representative) arrived and asked girl A to apologize to customer G. Girl A was dissatisfied and asked to resign and settle her salary. Boss D refused to pay wages on the grounds of internship, which caused A to become more dissatisfied and countered with words.
Customer G suddenly slapped girl A with a heavy hand. When girl A came forward to fight back, customer G kicked A’s belly again. Owner D did not act as the shop owner, but when a boy Y (name) wanted to persuade him to fight, D came forward to stop him.
Another service girl B was also pushed down and injured by customer G while helping A. The scene was chaotic.
When the police arrived, the family of customer G had already left.
A 20-year-old girl A from Rose Park was treated by emergency personnel on the spot and was transferred to Adelaide Hospital (RAH). The 22-year-old girl B was also treated by emergency personnel on the spot.
However, this hitting video from the milk tea shop instantly went viral on social media. The Chinese community and even the mainstream media rushed in and condemned the hitters and shopkeepers. The business behind them was also exposed and met with resistance online.
On Tuesday, February 2, 39-year-old man G from Glen Osmond was arrested by the police for assault. He is currently on bail and will appear in Adelaide District Court on May 7.
However, after the incident was fermented, public opinion focused more on labor rights than violent attacks. On Thursday, February 4 and Saturday, February 6, people held two rounds of boycotts in front of the milk tea shop and in Chinatown.Wage deductionProtests.
Fun Tea milk tea shop has been closed since the incident, and a notice was posted on the door, stating that the assaulter had nothing to do with the shop and that the attack was related toLabor disputeIrrelevant.But for whetherWage deductionThere was no comment.
In response, the two victims A and B in the incident issued a statement on social media through representatives of Working Women’s Centre, completely refuting the claim that the attack had nothing to do with their salary complaints. It also revealed that they worked in the store for 3 weeks and 5 months respectively, and the hourly salary was only A$10 and A$12.
It is reported that they are Chinese students in Adelaide who graduated a few years later. Fearing that he would be blacklisted by other Chinese shopkeepers, and fearing that he would be harassed and retaliated in the future, he did not want to disclose his name.
The Fair Work Ombudsman confirmed that a salary investigation has been launched.
In Adelaide’s Chinatown, both Chinese and Westerners were very concerned about the incident. Many people went to the Fun Tea milk tea shop to read the shop notice. An onlooker said: “In some industries in Australia, such as the catering industry, hotel service industry, cleaning industry, seasonal fruit picking industry, shopping cart collection trolley employees, it is very common to deduct hourly wages. It’s no surprise that you are used to it. Especially for disadvantaged groups such as backpackers, overseas students, and new immigrants, this phenomenon is even more common. The authorities should do something a long time ago.”
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