French company operating in the automotive, aerospace and steel industries are ready to return to work and to provide the "perfect sanitary conditions", said in an interview with Le Parisien Philip Dorman, President of the Union of metallurgical industries and businesses (within the uimm).
Industry is in a "very alarming situation" after 24 days of blocking and requires the government to clarify the strategy for dealing with the coronavirus.
President Emmanuel macron needs to speak to the nation about the situation with Covid-19 on Monday evening. It is expected that he will extend the national quarantine imposed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus at least two weeks after April 15.
within the uimm represents 42,000 companies in the automotive, steel, and aviation industries.
"This may not last very long. Otherwise we will be tomorrow before the series of bankruptcies," said Darman, who is also President of ArcelorMittal France. "Today we know how to safely manage our workshops, and we are ready for the restart in perfect sanitary conditions," he said.
Darman added that many companies adopted a decision on measures to protect employees, such as wearing masks, the division of work and the reduction to six-eight working hours to ensure disinfection of jobs between shifts.
