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Up to 900 foreign workers coming to Windsor to help build EV battery plant, NextStar says amid backlash
Company confirms job figures for first time since reports of use of South Korean workers caused heated debate Amid pushback over plans to use foreign workers, NextStar Energy has confirmed it wants to hire hundreds of technicians from South Korea to help set up the government-subsidized electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont. The company said Thursday that, in total, about 1,600 equipment manufacturers from outside suppliers will be assembling, installing and testing the equipment needed to make the batteries, including a “temporary specialized global supplier staff” of around 900, largely from SouthRead more