“Our main goal is to stop the spread of the virus.” It is in these terms that Herbert Diess, the boss of Volkswagen, justified the shutdown of most of the group’s factories in Europe. In recent days, the management of the German manufacturer has been criticized by members of the works council who accused it of favoring production over the safety of employees, in a country which on March 19 had 10,999 sick and 20 dead.
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