HUIZHOU, China—A Chinese supplier for Korean electronics giant Samsung uses children to make its products, hits workers on the factory floor, and punishes workers who make mistakes by forcing them to stand all daylong or write “self-criticism” reports, according to a labor advocacy group.
DELTA TOWNSHIP, MI—GM has reached a tentative deal with the UAW local that represents hourly employees at the automaker’s Lansing Delta Township assembly plant.
WICHITA, KS—Airbus plans to double the $12 billion it now spends with U.S. suppliers amid strong airplane sales, explaining that the company has a backlog that is “disturbingly healthy.”
CHICAGO—Spending on capital projects has recovered from the 2008-09 recession, totaling $11 trillion annually, according to a new report from consulting firm A.T. Kearney.
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