What if the foreman owes money to the workers?

Labor arbitration. In order to enter the proceedings of the people's court, labor arbitration must be filed first, so labor arbitration is the premise of court prosecution. Only those who refuse to accept labor arbitration can bring a lawsuit. According to Article 5 of the Labor Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Law, if the parties are unwilling to negotiate, fail to negotiate or fail to perform after reaching a settlement agreement, they may apply to a mediation organization for mediation; Unwilling to mediate, failing to mediate or failing to perform after reaching a mediation agreement, you may apply to the Labor Dispute Arbitration Committee for arbitration; Anyone who refuses to accept the arbitration award may bring a lawsuit to the people's court unless otherwise stipulated in this Law.