China plant strike had no impact on assembly operations, Toyota

Toyota Motor Corp, that was struggling with the strike at one of its parts' supplier in China, stated on Thursday that the ephemeral dispute had no impact on its car assembly operations in that market. 

In the last few months, many auto-labor related disputes have surfaced in the Guangzhou province in Southern- China, which is also known as the 'workshop of the world'. Both Honda and Toyota have their manufacturing base in the Guangzhou province in partnership with Guangzhou Auto Group, a local manufacturing firm. Most of these labor disputes have been taking place after the implementation of new labor law by the Government in the year 2008. The new labor law has stimulated awareness among blue collar workers about their rights.