A factor behind the violence was the failure of two Korean firms to accommodate different nationalities in separate quarters as contracted. Long periods cooped up together bred animosity among the various groups, and because of the language barrier there was little communication with the supervisors in charge. As a result, a trivial dispute flared into bloody conflict.
這起暴動事件肇因於韓商三星、大林公司未依約將不同國籍外勞分離居住，長久因雜居漸生怨隙，而在管理人員又語言不通、溝通不良的情況下，因為細故造成流血暴動。