An official in charge of ethnic and religious affairs in Guangdong said that the province had hired Uighurs, aged from 18 to 29, in May.[12] A small group of Uyghurs arrived on 2 May, and workers at the factory remarked that relations between the two groups deteriorated as the number of Uyghurs increased.[2] State media confirmed that all the workers were from Shufu County.[3] China Labor Watch reported that workers at the Shaoguan factory, where the Uyghurs were employed, earned 28 yuan per day compared with 41.3 yuan in its factory in Shenzhen. They noted that rights of workers, Han and Uyghur alike, were frequently violated by verbal abuse from factory supervisors, unpaid overtime, poor dormitory conditions and illegal labour contracts.[14] Li Qiang, executive director of China Labor Watch said that low pay, long hours and poor working conditions combined with the inability to communicate with their colleagues exacerbated the existing mistrust between the Han and Uyghurs.[5] However, after the incident Guangdong didn't hire Uyghurs anymore, harming the opportunity for Uyghurs to find jobs, enhancing their poverty and strengthening their resentment of Han people.