Robots are replacing workers in auto plant in India. The Ford plant in Sanand, Gujarat currently has 453 robots on the shop floor. Up to 90 percent of the work being done is automated. Volkswagen India is working with 123 robots. Han Sang-gyun was the leader of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions. On November 14, he became a fugitive. Sang-gyun is accused of organizing illegal labor rallies and for inciting violence at a massive labor demonstration. He was arrested on December 10 after police discovered he had claimed sanctuary at a Buddhist Temple in downtown Seoul. In February, the Bureau of International Labor Affairs filed a report that “raised serious concerns about the effective enforcement of labor laws in Honduras and the nation’s compliance under the trade agreement.” Earlier this month, U.S. and Honduran officials signed a labor plan that involves U.S. monitoring of labor practices in Honduras.
