Tag: Outsourcing
Ikea and Amazon face fines in the millions
Dusseldorf Human rights organizations have lodged complaints with the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA) against retailers Amazon and Ikea. They accuse the two companies of violating the…
Apple is said to be easing labor protections
Apple logo Apple continues to move production from China to India. (Photo: imago images/Future Image) Bangalore According to insiders, Apple and its Taiwanese supplier Foxconn pushed for a fundamental liberalization…
Apple worsens working conditions in southern India
Apple logo Apple continues to move production from China to India. (Photo: imago images/Future Image) Bangalore According to Insiders, Apple and its Taiwanese supplier Foxconn pushed for a fundamental liberalization…
Siemens is expanding production in the USA
Train production by Siemens in Sacramento The Mobility division intends to significantly expand production in the USA. (Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images) Munich During the corona lockdowns, retailers were unable to meet…
Medium-sized companies are changing supply chains – dependency remains
Container terminal in China Many medium-sized companies remain dependent on the country. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf With tensions rising globally, many companies are trying to reduce their dependence on China. This…
Apple is accelerating plans to pull manufacturing out of China
Protests in front of a Foxconn factory (archive) Security forces clashed with workers at Apple’s Foxconn supplier in late November. (Photo: via REUTERS) Dusseldorf Apple wants to relocate parts of…
Apple is accelerating plans to pull manufacturing out of China
Protests in front of a Foxconn factory (archive) Security forces clashed with workers at Apple’s Foxconn supplier in late November. (Photo: via REUTERS) Dusseldorf Apple wants to relocate parts of…
Apple is accelerating plans to pull manufacturing out of China
iPhone A disruption to production in China could affect the Christmas business. (Photo: Bloomberg) London According to the Wall Street Journal, iPhone maker Apple has accelerated its plans to withdraw…
Apple is facing a huge production outage in China
Apple store in Shanghai The high proportion of production in China is becoming a problem for the iPhone group. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf, San Francisco The Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou, China,…
Foxconn riots push iPhone production harder
Foxconn Because of the recent record high corona infections in China, the Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou has been operating in a so-called closed cycle for weeks. This means that a…
Foxconn riots push iPhone production harder
Foxconn Because of the recent record high corona infections in China, the Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou has been operating in a so-called closed cycle for weeks. This means that a…
iPhone 14 Pro delivery issues due to Covid restrictions
iPhone 14 The demand for the new iPhone is unbroken. (Photo: AP) Cupertino In the middle of the important Christmas business, Apple is struggling with significant delivery bottlenecks for the…
iPhone 14 Pro delivery issues due to Covid restrictions
iPhone 14 The demand for the new iPhone is unbroken. (Photo: AP) Cupertino In the middle of the important Christmas business, Apple is struggling with significant delivery bottlenecks for the…
Corona lockdown – Foxconn workers flee premises
Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou Videos circulating on Chinese social media platforms showed people believed to be Foxconn workers climbing fences and walking away from the factory premises on a road…
Vietnam supplies Bosch, Eon & Co. with software professionals
Vietnam Vietnam soon wants to earn a fifth of its gross domestic product with the digital economy. (Photo: Bloomberg via Getty Images) Essen, Bangkok Bosch is pushing the digital networking…
How sustainable is the Asian business of the German economy?
As an export nation, Germany is particularly dependent on stable supply chains and secure foreign trade conditions. We will discuss the diversification of sales markets and supply chains as a…
The industry has changed since the fire in Pakistan
Dusseldorf It was the worst disaster in Pakistan’s textile industry. Ten years ago, on September 11, 2012, the Ali Enterprises factory burned down, killing 258 people. The textile discounter Kik,…
Mercedes-Benz lays off 3,600 workers in Brazil
Group headquarters of Daimler-Benz AG in Stuttgart The automotive group produces in Brazil, among other places. (Photo: imago images/imagebroker) Sao Paulo As part of a restructuring, Mercedes-Benz is laying off…
Why Apple’s farewell to China isn’t one
Apple store in Beijing Apple has known for a long time that its dependence on China is too great. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf It was about time: Apple is building a…
With the iPhone 14, less dependent on China
san francisco The walls along the factory site in the southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen are kilometers long. Hundreds of thousands of workers are said to toil here. The operator,…