Larsen & Toubro (L&T), an engineering and construction company, has announced that it is planning to intensify its efforts to retain the company’s workforce, in light of the second wave of COVID-19, according to a company official.
“What has happened after the first wave (of COVID-19) is that much of the labourers went back to their villages and towns. With huge efforts, I can talk about Larsen & Toubro, we brought many of them back,” said S N Subrahmanyan, CEO and managing director.
“Around March-end, we had about 2,45,000 labourers on our rolls. It has come down to about 1,71,000 now. So, there has been some people who have gone back, one could say that. But we have intensified huge campaigns at all our sites, especially (at) the labour camps…to tell them that they are safe with L&T,” he added.
“We do hope, if the cases come down, we will be able to retain and move forward as we go on,” he further said.
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