Hennessy workers strike as France's Macron urges Xi to drop China cognac tariffs
Hennessy staff extended a strike on Wednesday over its plans to bottle cognac in China to circumvent import tariffs, after French President Emmanuel Macron urged his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to lift the duties.
Hennessy Workers Strike Over Plans to Bottle Cognac in China
The turmoil of a trade war between China and Europe burst open this week as hundreds of employees at the Hennessy cognac factory in southwest France on Wednesday walked off the job for a second day to protest what unions said were plans to move brandy bottling to China.
LVMH’s Hennessy plan to trial bottling in China and bypass tariffs sparks hundreds protesting on home turf
The cognac industry, which is heavily dependent on exports, now fears it will be targeted in the United States as well as China.
Hennessy plan to trial bottling cognac in China to avoid tariffs prompts strike
Hennessy is studying a plan to bottle cognac in China, the company owned by French luxury giant LVMH said on Tuesday, prompting hundreds of workers at its plant in southwestern France to go on strike.
Strike at French cognac maker Hennessy over measures in China spat
Hundreds of employees of French cognac maker Hennessy, part of the LVMH group luxury empire, went on strike on Tuesday to protest measures the brand plans to employ to circumvent
Hennessy on Strike: Hundreds of Cognac Workers Protest Rumored Production Shift to China
On Monday, French newspaper La Tribune reported that around 500 employees at Hennessy Cognac have walked off the job in protest of a rumored relocation to China. According to the CGT labor union, Hennessy-owner LVMH is considering a plan to export distilled cognac to China,
Hennessy staff in France strike over plan to bottle cognac in China amid EU tariff row
China is the second-largest export market for cognac after the US and the industry’s most profitable territory, accounting for US$1.7 billion in exports last year. Difficult eco
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