heust loisob says the compensation he will receive for making run won't last long. >> after that money i have nothing to use to eat. >> they are just here to make profits and take what they want to take. >> we repeatedly asked the company what they plan to do but got no reply. she too is affected as her husband also works at the mine. >> if he gets retrenched we have no more house. >> they are hoping the prices for raw materials will go up again. >> china, the global economic motor is no longer running the way it used to. nowhere more clearly than in china itself. beijing has been following a clear strategy. economic upswing. all of that is starting to crumble. >> the atmosphere is tense as we arrived. this is a coal mining city and china's far northeast. thousands of miners took part in a protest. they say the company owes them several months wages. 144 yuan. >> how can i live on 20 euros? >> the state owned group has incurred huge losses and has simply decided to slash wages. thousands took to the streets in the province to demand their money. amateur video showed protesters blocking