Economics

India Reopens Economy But Millions of Workers Stay Home

Businesses face labor shortages, weak demand as they reopen
Hundreds of millions of jobs already lost amid lockdown

Security guards pours disinfectant into the hands of a worker arriving by truck as he enters Ajit Industries factory in Haryana, April 20.Photographer: Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg

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By Vrishti Beniwal

May 10, 2020 at 9:00 PM UTC

Updated on

May 11, 2020 at 10:27 AM UTC

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When Bharat Gite reopened his aluminum parts factories in India’s western city of Pune, he spent days servicing idle machines, sanitizing his premises and putting in place social distancing norms for staff.