 "The staff quarters inside the factory township. Photo: Subrata Majumder")
Faced with an uncertain future, the remaining 450-odd workers at the Uttarpara plant of Hindustan Motors — from where the iconic Ambassador once rolled out — are ready to opt for a fresh voluntary retirement scheme (VRS), provided the compensation is better than what was offered in the past.
According to some of them Business Standard met on the shabby premises of the factory township, the sale of the Ambassador brand seals the fate of the factory that stopped producing in 2014, once and for all. Uttarpara is around 20km west of Kolkata.
Workers’ mistrust with the management as well as the
