"Therefore it is important for employers to keep a constant and productive dialogue with labor unions on an equal basis," Malpricht said, "It is not advisable for employers to treat unionists as inferiors ... any kind of hierarchical behavior will be counterproductive in this regard."
One of the most powerful means labor unions have to put pressure on employers is to call a strike, she said, adding that a strike is a legal instrument and can even stop a whole production process for an extended period of time.
No matter what's BenQ's decision on its German employees, it is just a beginning for the ambitious Taiwanese handset maker as well as a sign that more Asian high-tech upstarts want to set foot in western markets, following Lenovo Group Ltd's (
"I'm sure we are going to see more of the examples [of Asian enterprises buying or merging with overseas companies]," said the ECCT's Wittich.
"We receive Taiwanese multinational corporations, especially those in the high-tech industry, who request us to help find them business partners in Europe almost every week, so I think what we see is just a start," he added.
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