Stellantis Faces Additional, Brief Strike in Italy Next Week

[ad_1] Stellantis NV, the carmaker already hit by a strike at one of it plants in the US, faces another work stoppage in a factory in southern Italy on Monday.…

Gold One Could Dismiss More Than 500 in South Africa After Mine Sit-In

[ad_1] Gold One International Ltd. could dismiss more than 500 workers at a South African mine after two incidents last year in which hundreds of employees stayed underground for days.…

How the ANC Ensnared Itself in a Fiscal Trap: Next Africa

[ad_1] Welcome to Next Africa, a twice-weekly newsletter on where the continent stands now — and where it’s headed. Sign up here to have it delivered to your email. South…

Tesla Wins Injunction as Swedish Labor Battle Lands in Court

[ad_1] A Swedish county court issued a temporary injunction granting Tesla Inc. the right to take delivery of license plates for its cars, potentially offering the company a partial reprieve…

How Musk’s Anti-Union Stance Is Tested by Sweden Tesla Strike

[ad_1] Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. is at loggerheads with a Swedish labor union demanding the right to negotiate pay deals on behalf of its local employees. While the dispute centers…

Elon Musk Calls Swedish Tesla Strikes ‘Insane’ as Impact Spreads

[ad_1] Elon Musk said it’s “insane” how a labor dispute in Sweden affecting seven repair shops has spread to hamper Tesla Inc.’s operations in the largest Nordic country. Dockworkers, garbage…

South Africa Has a Bigger Problem Than Loadshedding

[ad_1] South Africa is famous for its tortured road to democracy, its world-beating rugby team, its wine and its cultural diversity — but in business and finance circles, the country’s…

An Untouchable Steel Plant Forces a Grim Choice on the Dutch

[ad_1] Anne Albers is the three-time Dutch longboard surf champion, but she can’t enjoy her “little surfing paradise” in Wijk aan Zee, a seaside village of about 2,000 people. The…

Storied US Steel to be acquired for more than $14 billion by Nippon Steel

[ad_1] U.S. Steel, the Pittsburgh steel producer that played a key role in the nation’s industrialization, is being acquired by Nippon Steel in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $14.1…

How 60 Million South Africans Are Being Failed by Global Climate Politics

[ad_1] It was meant to be the climate justice blueprint, the deal that showed how rich countries could help developing economies end their reliance on coal and go green. Almost…