Employees plan court fight against Ford India over closed TN factory

Group rejects severance package as company winds up production

At least 65 employees of Ford India’s closed car factory near Chennai have rejected a severance package and plan to approach the courts, likely complicating matters for the company as its Gujarat unit is taken over by Tata Motors.
 

Of the some 2,000 people who worked at the factory in Maraimalai Nagar, the 65 are preparing to approach the courts to make the company arrange jobs for them. Ford India sent papers for the severance package to the 65 on Monday after getting government approval for closing the factory. The factory’s closure has reportedly affected around 40,000 jobs in places