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The walkout in France is the latest development in a simmering trade war between Europe and China.

The turmoil of a trade war between China and Europe burst open this week as hundreds of employees at the Hennessy cognac factory in southwest France on Wednesday walked off the job for a second day to protest what unions said were plans to move brandy bottling to China.

Hennessy, owned by the French luxury giant Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, is exploring the move after China recently imposed steep financial penalties on European brandy imports, according to the Confédération Générale du Travail and Force Ouvrière unions, which represent Hennessy employees. Bottling the product in China could help Hennessy avoid paying the tariffs.

China last month raised the stakes in a trade dispute with the European Union by imposing temporary penalties on brandy from Europe and warning of possible tariffs on other European goods. The move by

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