Covid-19 | Following workers’ protests, Ford suspends operations in Chennai plant for three days
The Hindu
The workers’ demands include a compensation of ₹1 crore each to the kin of two Covid victms and covering the medical expenses of those testing positive.
Ford India will close its Chennai plant for three days from Friday to Sunday, a company spokesperson told The Hindu. On Thursday, a section of workers boycotted lunch and staged a sit-in protest urging the company to address their COVID-19 related demand. In its letter to the management, a union has urged the company to pay a compensation of ₹1 crore each to the kin of two workers, who died after testing positive for COVID-19. It also claimed that over 230 workers have been infected by the virus.
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