The labour strike at Korean electronics giant Samsung’s Sriperumbudur plant in Tamil Nadu is escalating and it poses a serious risk to the manufacturing ecosystem in the region, think tank GTRI said on Monday. “If the strike at Samsung’s Sriperumbudur plant is not resolved soon, India risks losing significant ground in its quest to become a global manufacturing powerhouse,” the …
The consumer technology space is bustling with upgraded versions of smartphones, laptops and wearable devices being released every few years. Most manufacturers of electronic devices also dictate who can repair their products, by authorising only a few select “service centres”, and by making it a very pricey affair for the average consumer. In July 2021, US President Joe Biden called …