By Ben Aris in Berlin It looks exactly like a scene out of the Hollywood movie iRobot, depicting the Isacc Asimov classic sci ...

CAMAÇARI, Brazil (Reuters) -The workers who traveled from China to northeast Brazil to build a new factory for electric car maker BYD earned roughly $70 per 10-hour shift, over twice the Chinese ...

Foxconn's production lines, driven by Apple's marketing strategy, need workers only for part of the year. Still, many are drawn to the overtime pay and bonuses.

Factories across China are scaling back operations, sending workers home, and halting production lines as US tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump squeeze Chinese exports. The slowdown has ...

AgiBot is using AI-powered robots to do new manufacturing tasks. Smarter machines may transform physical labor in China.

American Factory is a fascinating portrait of corporate capitalism in a microcosm, a look at the expendability of cheap labor and the human cost of efficiency. Its focus is specific, but its concerns ...

The first reaction by China’s state-media apparatus following the escalating U.S.-China trade war last week was to censor online commentary about the scale of tariffs. Now, it has responded with ...

For anyone who grew up attaching meaning to the words "Made in Italy" or "Crafted in France," this one might sting a bit. Because the more you scratch at the surface of the luxury industry, the more ...

SHILING, China (Reuters) - Squeezed by high costs and unpredictable demand, some factories in southern China's manufacturing heartland are turning to a new strategy to survive: hiring workers by the ...

Electronics-manufacturing giant Foxconn, which saw 14 employees commit suicide at its Chinese plants in 2010, has come under renewed pressure after a group of workers reportedly threatened to jump ...