NASHIK, India—Around 3,000 workers at automaker Mahindra and Mahindra’s assembly plant here are on a “tools down” protest against the suspension of a co-worker.
SHANGPU, China—Farmers here clashed with police and set up barricades to protest what they say is an unauthorized government seizure of their land to build a new factory.
BEIJING—Foxconn is freezing hiring of assembly-line workers in China after a greater than normal number of employees returned to work following the Lunar New Year holiday.
CHICAGO—In a debate over whether multinational corporations have a duty to maintain a strong presence in their home countries, Reshoring Initiative founder Harry Moser defeated Columbia University professor of economics and law Jagdish Bhaqwati.
NEW YORK—More than half of manufacturing executives report that supply chain disruptions have become more costly over the past three years, and 45 percent think their supply chain risk management programs are only somewhat effective or not effective at all, according to a new survey by Deloitte Consulting.
BEIJING—Air pollution levels were literally off the charts here over the weekend, reportedly reducing visibility to about 100 yards in some areas and prompting some flight cancellations. Residents in several Chinese cities have been advised to stay indoors, and at least four deaths have been blamed on the smog.