DONGGUAN, China (AP) - About 200 protesters today stormed the gates of a toy factory in southern China that supplies U.S. toy maker Hasbro Inc., the second day of demonstrations over a pay dispute. Five workers were injured.

The demonstrations at the Kai Da factory in Dongguan came as many companies in the once-booming city are shutting down or cutting staff amid rising costs, global economic woes and government plans to relocate low-end manufacturers.

Officials are worried about the plant closures and have endorsed the government's multibillion-dollar stimulus plan. They have also been urging factories to avoid large layoffs to prevent social upheaval.

Yesterday, some 500 protesters flipped over a police car and trashed computers, officials and media reports said.

The protests were centered around a disagreement over severance payments to 80 migrant workers among a group of 596 who were laid off this month when their contracts expired, a propaganda office spokesman said today.
