Renault Nissan Automotive India Pvt Ltd announces temporary suspension of operations at its plant in Tamil Nadu for five days. This move will come in effect from Wednesday, in the wake of high COVID-19 infections in the state.

The step comes at a time when workers at the factory at Oragadam, about 45 km from Chennai, have demanded work be stopped at the facility due to the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday.

Company managing director and CEO Biju Balendran received an internal letter, “The COVID-19 situation in and around Chennai remains extremely serious. Therefore, to ensure we maintain the focus on the safety of our employees and their families and as a precaution, the decision has been taken to suspend plant operations temporarily from May 26 to May 30,”employees said. He said that “with an exponential rise of COVID-19 infections, we understand the growing concerns you have on the impact of this increase on you and your families. Myself and RNAIPL (Renault Nissan Automotive India Pvt Ltd ) management team share your concerns and the health and safety of the staff and business partners.” Earlier in the day, the management and Renault Nissan Employees Union held a marathon meeting over the factory operations as the employees feared to attend duty. Over 5,000 people operated in two shifts and workers were not willing to work in the wake of pandemic. There was fear among employees due to the COVID-19 situation as they were facing a risk due to high infections in our state.

According to the health department, Tamil Nadu reported 34,285 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, pushing the caseload to 19,11,496 overall.

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