Following the temporary closure of UAV Engines after protests from activists against the Israeli military-owned company’s involvement in the Palestinian conflict, James Pozzi looks at other instances of when protests have ground production to a halt.
Anti-China protests close Foxconn, May 2014 The ethical credentials of Foxconn, the Taiwanese manufacturer of Apple iPhones and iPads, have been scrutinised for over a decade. But it was for an altogether different reason that the company had to temporarily cease production in May this year. Its factory in Vietnam was shut down for three…
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