In a recent post I mention how in Asia it's been traditionally important for companies to support their workers for the long haul, particularly in Japan. According to this recent video about the auto industry, it seems that this idea has expanded to include Japanese companies in America as well.
Most of us are aware of the unfortunate layoffs and hardships faced by American automakers in the last few months. While Japanese car makers are by no means immune to that, I was interested to see how they are taking a slightly different approach. For them, a main priority is taking care of their workers -- even if it means sending them out to do community service (on salary!) while production is stopped. Check out the following new report:
I don't know about you guys, but I find stories like this are a breath of fresh air. I hope American car companies manage to stick it through, but I can help but think that having innovative Japanese companies driving the industry forward is not such a bad thing for America.
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