China - Workers Riot Over the Killing of a Man by His Boss, State Media Say - NYTimes.com About 1,000 migrant workers went on a rampage in eastern China on Tuesday, smashing cars and protesting in front of a government building after a worker was apparently killed by his employer, the state news media said. The workers damaged more than a dozen cars with stones and bricks in Ruian, near Wenzhou in Zhejiang Province, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The protest began over the death of 19-year-old migrant worker, "allegedly killed by his employer, Xu Qiyin, during a dispute over salary," the agency said. Mr. Xu has been detained, and ordered to pay $47,300 in compensation to the dead man's family, Xinhua said.