At 6 a.m. on June 20, thousands of workers at Volkswagen’s huge auto plant in Bratislava, Slovakia, walked out. Production lines for models including the VW Touareg and Audi Q7 were halted. Around the plant, workers beat drums and held placards demanding an immediate 16 percent pay rise.
Financial Times: Labour shortages put central European growth under threat
Workers at Volkswagen Slovakia attend a rally at the start of full-fledged strike over unmet demands for a 16 percent pay rise from the country's largest private employer on June 20.
