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Amazon Blasted by Labor Group Over China Factory Conditions

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A watchdog group is calling on Amazon.com Inc. to improve conditions for factory workers in China who make Echo speakers and Kindle e-readers, renewing criticisms that CEO Jeff Bezos became the world’s wealthiest man on the backs of low-paid laborers. A watchdog group is calling on Amazon.com Inc. Echo Speakers.

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Selling in Tough Times with Nick Strober and Melanie Flores

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Nick is a Senior Account Executive and Team Leader at Lean Solutions Group , and Melanie is the Director of Solutions Consulting at Symtrain. Nick Strober is a Senior Account Executive at Lean Solutions Group , where he is known as a jack of all trades. About Lean Solutions Group. About Nick Strober. 500 Fastest Growing U.S.

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Focus on people drives success for Utz Group

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Celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, the Utz Group believes that – in addition to its technological innovation and local service – it is the company’s culture of focusing on people and fostering a sense of community that drives its success. Training and professional development have always been a high priority at Utz.

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Amazon Is Being Blasted by a Watchdog Group Over China Echo Factory Conditions

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The New York-based China Labor Watch released a report at the weekend following a nine-month investigation of working conditions at a factory in the city of Hengyang owned by Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., the company known as Foxconn, which manufactures products for Amazon.

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500,000th UK-made Forklift Donated

Logistics Business Magazine

The 500,000th forklift from the factory producing Hyster® lift trucks in Northern Ireland has been donated to a local branch of FareShare, the UK’s longest running food redistribution charity. million meals to 179 charities, community groups and schools throughout Northern Ireland.

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Preparing for Chinese New Year 2022

Now, That's Logistics

Festivities last until the following full moon and can impact supply chains for weeks or even months as factories are shuttered as workers return home for the annual celebration. According to promotional products marketing agency The ODM Group , Chinese New Year is one of the biggest and most celebrated times of the year.

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Delivering a smarter factory

Automotive Logistics

Magna Steyr’s vehicle assembly plant in the Austrian city of Graz is not a typical automotive factory; the site, which in 2018 brought its cumulative total production tally to 3.5m has been rebadged as ‘Smart Factory by Magna Steyr’. vehicles, produces vehicles under contract for OEMs such as Daimler, BMW and Jaguar Land Rover.