Manufacturers in Brazil like Marcopolo SA and Randon are trying to show they can safely operate their factories at reduced capacity, dodging the coronavirus-induced shutdowns that have hit the mining and food processing sectors.
Coronavirus outbreaks had affected their workers while running operations at full steam.
Randon has only half of its workers going to its main plant, a spokesman said. He acknowledged a “small number” of its workers contracted COVID-19 but said they were quarantined even before testing positive. Marcopolo is staggering shifts and bringing workers to the factory in half-filled buses. The reduced workforce is partly due to health concerns, but also a consequence of reduced demand.
At the Marcopolo plant in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, workers are constantly monitored to verify they are adhering to social distancing.
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