Hennessy staff strike over plans to bottle cognac in China
Around 500 staff at Hennessy, the cognac manufacturer owned by French luxury giant LVMH, went on strike on Tuesday to protest plans to bottle the brandy in China to avoid tariffs, a union representative said.
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
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 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.
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,
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Hennessy staff strike over plan to bottle cognac in China
Staff at Hennessy, the cognac maker owned by French luxury giant LVMH, will continue their strike on Wednesday, a union ...