Boeing has recommended that the checks, which take around two hours, should be made within the next two weeks.

Three labor organizations estimated that between 1,000 and 5,000 workers had either been fired in the last two months or forced to go into hiding.

The U.S.'s trade body had barred imports and sales of Apple watches with technology for reading blood-oxygen levels, because of a patent row.

While retailers and shippers may balk at the prospect of altering the functional status quo, making concrete changes to protect workers will pay dividends in the long run.

It’s important to stay vigilant during the busy season to ensure operations continue running smoothly and employees stay safe on and around material handling equipment. 

The shutdown comes about a week after Daihatsu said it was suspending all vehicle shipments after it was found that the organization used improper testing for 64 vehicle models.

The nation intends to add almost 88 gigawatts of new capacity by early 2032, a 63% increase from a previous plan published in May 2023.

For the past few years, the topic of the microchip shortage dominated media headlines. Now, another shortage is creating obstacles on the path to equilibrium in the semiconductor supply chain: talent.

Although the global business community has been confronting modern slavery for years, it hasn’t been able to slow its rise. But there is an opportunity for that to change.

Officials from the White House and various Cabinet agencies have been discussing whether to hike duties on certain Chinese exports, said people familiar with the matter who spoke anonymously.