A South Korean solar company says it will temporarily reduce pay and working hours for about 1,000 of its 3,000 employees in Georgia because U.S. customs officials have been detaining imported components for solar panels. Qcells announced Friday that it will also lay off 300 workers from staffing agencies at its plants in Dalton and Cartersville. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been impounding Qcells components on suspicion that they contain materials made with forced labor in China. Qcells says none of its components are made with forced labor or come from China. The company says some shipments have been released and it plans to resume full production.
