By Josh Horwitz and Chayut Setboonsarng
By Josh Horwitz and Chayut Setboonsarng
SHANGHAI/BANGKOK, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Blocked highways. Stranded employees. Dwindling provides. Delivery and air freight firms additionally hamstrung.
The Chinese language manufacturing engine that powers a lot of the world economic system is struggling to restart after an prolonged Lunar New 12 months break, hindered by journey and quarantine restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus epidemic and nonetheless in place in lots of components of the nation.
Living proof: within the southern China manufacturing hub of Dongguan, a manufacturing unit that makes vaporizers and different merchandise had simply half of its workforce of 40 final week and was struggling to operate with out key personnel.
“The standard inspectors, they’re all out,” stated Renaud Anjoran, who runs the manufacturing unit. “One is caught in Hubei, the opposite is in an space with no transportation open.”
Anjoran stated different Dongguan producers had been additionally scrambling with half their regular workers ranges,…