CeMAT organiser Deutsche Messe has partnered with Constellar, one of Singapore’s largest exhibition organisers and the venue manager for Singapore EXPO, to bring its materials handling and logistics event to Singapore. This is a news story by the Forkliftaction News team, a weekly independent publication about forklifts and the materials handling industry.
Although security forces have reasserted control in many cities, rebellions against Beijing’s strict Covid rules have rocked the southern city of Guangzhou this week.
Back in March, Patently Apple posted a report titled "Workers at the MacBook Maker Quanta Plant Clashed with Plant Guards obeying COVID-19 Restrictions." Today, news of widespread protests over severe COVID-19 lockdowns across China, including Shanghai, have erupted. Whether the lockdowns will affect MacBook shipments again is unknown at this time.
Protests are rising as China enacts more lockdowns and quarantines, with no end in sight. The defiance is a test of Xi Jinping’s authoritarian leadership.
The government has sought out military veterans and Communist Party members to try to help an Apple supplier address a labor shortage at a major factory.