Hundreds of Chinese workers protested outside a Nokia (NOK.NYSE) plant on Wednesday as the company pushed forward its deal with Microsoft (MSFT.NASDAQ), Reuters reported. Lack of trust in employers has often led Chinese workers to balk at takeovers they fear will worsen employment conditions, and the confrontation in the industrial city of Dongguan marked the latest incident in a wave of industrial unrest at Chinese affiliates of foreign manufacturing firms. Nokia agreed in September to sell its devices and services business and license its patents to Microsoft.