General SCM > HR & Labor Management | SupplyChainBrain

HR & Labor Management: Page 189

'No Slavery on Our Factory Floor': How Human Trafficking Laws Can Still Shut You Down

"Slavery? In my factory? There’s no way…I know who all my employees are, and I make sure they work under great conditions."

At Tesla’s Factory, Building the Car of the Future Has Painful and Permanent Consequences for Workers

Tesla wants to change the world by selling eco-friendly electric vehicles to the masses. But some of the workers laboring to build that dream have been hurt along the way.

0206 At Teslas Factory Building

U.S. Job Numbers and Wage Growth Are up — but Inequality Is Also on the Rise

It’s been a long, slow recovery for U.S. workers but wages finally appear to be growing again, according to the latest jobs report released last week. But behind the headline rate the figures show — once more — that inequality is on the rise.

Amazon Wants to Disrupt Healthcare in America. In China, Tech Giants Already Have.

Amazon and two other American titans are trying to shake up healthcare by experimenting with their own employees’ coverage. By Chinese standards, they’re behind the curve.

Survival Strategies for Brands and Traditional Retailers

This just in: People are still shopping in physical stores.

0205 Survival Strategiesfor Brands

Human Rights Abuse Persists in Thai Fishing Industry

Forced labor and other rights abuses are widespread in Thailand’s fishing fleets despite government commitments to comprehensive reforms, which in some cases have made the situation worse, Human Rights Watch said in a report released last week.

Soaring Agave Prices Give Mexican Tequila Makers a Headache

In the heartland of the tequila industry, in Mexico’s western state of Jalisco, a worsening shortage of agave caused by mounting demand for the liquor from New York to Tokyo has many producers worried.

Humans, Not Robots, Still Build the Best New Car You Can Buy

More than three decades after Honda Motor Co. first built an Accord sedan at its Marysville, Ohio, factory in 1982, humans are still an integral part of the assembly process — and that’s unlikely to change anytime soon.

Opinion: In the Counterintuitive World of Supply Chain, AI Is a Force for Good

Planners working with complex supply chains will find that artificial intelligence systems will free them for more interesting work — and could even lead to rising in the company ranks.

0130 Opinion Inthe Counter Intuitive

Strategies for Today's Distribution Center Labor Challenges

Finding and managing distribution center labor has become more complex with the rise of e-commerce. But the argument for investing in automation technology is compelling.

Fortna Special Report

Britain Mulls Law to Rescue Modern Slaves From Net of Abuse

Support for victims of modern slavery should be enshrined in law to bolster piecemeal care that leaves survivors open to abuse and repeat trafficking, British charities said on Wednesday.

Workers at Apple Supplier Describe Health and Safety Hazards

At a Catcher Technology Co. manufacturing complex in the Chinese industrial city of Suqian, about six hours' drive from Shanghai, workers stand for up to 10 hours a day in hot workshops slicing and blasting iPhone casings for Apple Inc., handling noxious chemicals sometimes without proper gloves or masks.

Page 189 of 341

Featured Product

Photo: iStock/Anastasiia Yanishevska

How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

Mobile geolocation service for track delivery, cargo shipment and freight transportation. Logistic Import Export business (Elements of this image furnished by NASA)

Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

Franchise business e-commerce online e-marketplace or digital marketing branch expansion for growth or use technology to analyze product consumer data website management plan for sale service concept.

Moving Robots Site-to-Site