Under Chinese law, only 10 percent of a company’s staff is supposed to be made up of labor dispatch workers. But Zhang says the regulations are often not rigorously enforced. She noted that companies can also circumvent the limit by hiring workers categorized under different outsourcing schemes that function in largely the same way, a … Read more
“Amazon prides itself on being an ambitious and innovative company, but it’s making quite a problem for itself with its air freight cargo growth,” Archer says. “If Amazon is serious about climate progress, that’s a really easy place to start: stop flying so much.” Amazon is no stranger to climate criticism. Its overall emissions have … Read more
New Delhi: India’s logistics cost will come down to 9 per cent of GDP by April next year, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. Addressing an event here, Gadkari further said the country’s exports will also increase when the logistics cost comes down to single digit. “Our logistics cost now is 16 per cent…It … Read more
Rohan Verma, CEO & ED, MapMyIndia, says like there is UPI for payments or Aadhaar for people identification, the ULPIN or the MapMyIndia equivalent or linked ID called Mappls Pin can provide capabilities to reduce court disputes on land ownership, and provide economic empowerment or financial inclusion for everybody as well as proper city and … Read more
Heavy commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland has launched the ‘Sarathi Suraksha’ Policy aimed at safeguarding the driver community, which insurance coverage of up to Rs 10 lakh.The policy, classified as an ‘Unnamed GPA (Group Personal Accident) policy’ covers any driver operating an Ashok Leyland vehicle, providing comprehensive protection for the drivers. The comprehensive insurance policy … Read more
How Amazon’s service fares in the desert could end up underscoring the natural barriers to making a solid business out of drone deliveries, at least absent technological advances. “We won’t take orders when the temperature gets above 104 degrees,” Calsee Hendrickson, a director of product and program management for Amazon Prime Air, told Phoenix’s 12News … Read more
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, the global supply chain and US coastal infrastructure collided in the worst possible way. An enormous container ship, the Dali, slammed into a support of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore, crumpling its central span into the Patapsco River and cutting off the city’s port from the … Read more
