Autoindustrie: Werkbank oder raus: Chinesischer Zulieferer droht Mitarbeitern – und alarmiert Mercedes, BMW und VW
Der chinesische Autozulieferer Xingyu stellt Hunderte Hochschulabsolventen ein und will viele kurz darauf wieder loswerden. Das könnte für seine deutschen Abnehmer zum Problem werden.
A Chinese automotive supplier is pressuring over a hundred university graduates, causing concern for German automakers such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Volkswagen. The situation began in China as a labor dispute, but now poses a significant compliance risk for European car manufacturers due to their heavy reliance on Chinese suppliers.
Xingyu Automotive Lighting, a company based in Changzhou, China, hired 440 university graduates in summer 2021 for development, technology, and management roles. However, just weeks later, 107 of them were faced with a dilemma: either leave the company with severance pay or be transferred to manufacturing or part assembly. Xingyu Automotive Lighting did not respond to inquiries from Handelsblatt, leaving doubts about the legitimacy of their actions.
Chinese social media users described the situation as coercion, while the company's employees have complained through internal complaint portals. Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Volkswagen have acknowledged receiving these complaints and are investigating the matter, emphasizing the importance of upholding fundamental values and rights along their entire supply chain.
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