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fak tuh ree

  • n  a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

  • In a compact little factory on the outskirts of Washington, executives and technicians from 200 companies in the electronics industry last week inspected a secret project of the .
  • What does it take to make brand-new jeans look old and lived in? A little creative destruction at a bizarre California factory.
  • At last, people on the factory floor have entered the globalism debate.
News & Articles

  • China factory workers hold US boss over wage dispute
    An American factory boss in China held hostage in his office for five days by workers told AFP he won't be released until a labour dispute is resolved and that authorities have declined to intervene.
    June 25, 2013 - Fox News
  • Chinese Factory Workers Hold U.S. Boss Captive
    In China, a U.S. factory executive is being held captive in his office by his own workers. He's Chip Starnes, a co-owner of the Florida-based Specialty Medical Supplies. It hasn't been a violent takeover. In fact, Starnes has been able to get a few words out to the press.
    June 25, 2013 - NPR
  • Factory Boss Held Hostage by Workers
    US factory boss held hostage in China by workers demanding compensation packages        
    June 24, 2013 - ABC News
Quotes

  • Barack Obama in AHN
    What began as a whisper in Springfield soon carried across the corn fields of Iowa, where farmers and factory workers; students and seniors stood up in numbers we've never seen,Obama added. "They stood up to say that maybe this year, we...
  • Steve Jobs in California Chronicle
    For this, he interviewed people at the Chinese plant that works for Apple - the one Jobs has been quoted as saying: "You go in this place and it's a factory but, my gosh, they've got restaurants and movie theatres and hospitals and swimming pools....
  • Jenson Button in SkySports
    I visited the factory last week to join the team for a small celebration of our successes to date and catch up on the progress with our latest developments,said Button. "We know we have a real fight on our hands from here to maintain our...

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