 Erdaojiang District has a number of steelworks, and tens of thousands of steelworkers are employed locally.In July 2009, workers at Tonghua Iron and Steel Group rioted "(See main article)" at news of a takeover deal by privately owned Jianlong Steel, and the general manager of the firm was beaten to death.The unrest reportedly involved 30,000 workers, with up to 100 injured in clashes with police.