Re: Ford's Global Labor costs (excl. Asia)
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Hyundai in Korea (per Article in todays Australian) are having issues with labour union. Union wants 13000 contract workers made permanent. Union wants the current 2x10 hour shifts per day down to 1 day shift citing health and family concerns. Company has offered 1x8 and 1 x9 hour shift, per day.
Hyundai/Kia due to industrial action are running out of stock.
It got me thinking about Fords underutilised car assembly plant at Broadmeadows and whether Ford could contract build Hyundais to take up assemby slack.
This would keep local workers in a job. Lets face it Hyundai and Kia are growing popular brands and the demand is there unlike models built now under the Ford brand which due to a changing market demand is slipping.
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