Tag: Factories
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German Engineering but definitely Chinese manufacturing
Todays Times of India (TOI) was a pleasant surprise for most readers. The lucky few were the ones to experience a nice innovation in advertising – something that brought together the print and audio media like never before. A full page Volkswagen ad had a small speaker with a recorded message about the German Engineering…
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Labour strike in China- the new chapter begins
Business dailies have been covering the current strike at the Honda plant in China where workers have demanded an almost 500 Yuan increase in their monthly wages. Interestingly the workers there have average wages of 1000 Yuan & 2000 Yuan- much higher than the city’s minimum at 920 Yuan. While labour strike over wages is…