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Japanese office furniture supplier Itoki faces warning for exploiting logistics companies

By Sachiko Sakamaki ( November 19, 2024, 04:11 GMT | Insight) -- Japan's leading office furniture supplier, Itoki, is set to receive a warning from the antitrust agency for its exploitative treatment of logistics companies, a potential violation of the Antimonopoly Act. The Tokyo-based company is suspected of forcing drivers from its trucking companies to work overtime during busy seasons and to handle additional work without pay, in violation of the regulator’s special rules for the logistics sector.Japan's leading office furniture supplier, Itoki, is set to receive a warning from the antitrust agency for its exploitative treatment of logistics companies, a potential violation of the Antimonopoly Act....

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