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The action escalated on 11 March, when more than 300 workers began an all-out strike.

Meanwhile, Trump escalated his standoff with China, raising duties on Chinese imports to 145% — a move that prompted Beijing to retaliate by raising its levies on U.S. goods to 125%.

The comments come after a period of turmoil on global financial markets as investors reacted to the new import taxes coming into effect and the escalating trade war between the US and China.

As the trade war between China and the US escalates, attention has been focused on the increasingly high levels of tit-for-tat tariffs the two countries are imposing on one another.

It comes amid an escalating showdown between the president and the judiciary on immigration as a judge in another case said the administration could be held in contempt of court over deportation flights.