Automakers with plants in Tamil Nadu, the industry’s hub in India, are suspending operations and reducing shifts as employees threaten to go on strike due to health concerns about Covid-19 in the southern state.
The workers have also challenged the state’s decision to exempt the auto industry from local lockdown rules.
The Madras High Court has requested the Tamil Nadu government to supervise working conditions on Renault Nissan’s factory floor and asked the automaker if production has been reduced.