The industrial safety department of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu conducted an investigation of Renault-Nissan’s India plant, in order to determine if the facility was indeed complying with the state’s coronavirus safety guidelines. According to Reuters, the state released a report in which it concluded that the Renault-Nissan production plant is indeed compliant.
This report comes after the facility, which employs 8,000 people, was shut down for several days in May due to coronavirus-related safety concerns, whereby workers petitioned it, stating that they felt unsafe. The plants of fellow vehicle manufacturers Ford and Hyundai were also subject to temporary closures during this time.
The report explicitly stated: “The compliance on the uniform guidelines has been verified by the team of officials at the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health.” Furthermore, company management and members of the union were present during the inspection.
During an audit of the Hyundai, Ford, and Renault-Nissan plants last month, it was determined that three out of four workers had not yet been inoculated against COVID-19. The safety report did state, however, that 1,442 doses of the vaccine had been administered to workers up until July 3; a significant rise from just 966 up until June 17.
