Ford halts southern India plant production, here’s why
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South Korea`s Hyundai Motor Co and France`s Renault, as well as its alliance partner Nissan Motor Co, halted production earlier this week in Tamil Nadu.
Chennai: Ford Motor Co said it will halt production at its car plant in India`s southern state of Tamil Nadu after workers staged a lunchtime sit-in protest on Thursday, demanding leave and health benefits, as the country battles the coronavirus. The automaker will stop work at its Chennai plant on Friday and Saturday as it continues to engage with the union on other health and safety demands, Ford said in a statement. "The safety of our workforce remains our topmost priority," a Ford India spokesman said, adding that the plant had been shut from May 14-May 22 at the behest of workers. The sit-in protest is the latest expression of discontent and reluctance among factory employees in the southern state, home to India`s flourishing automobile industry, to work amid a surge in virus infections.
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