Apollo Factory Lockout Over

The lockout at the Apollo Tyres facility in the Indian state of Kerala is reportedly over, with employees resuming work as of September 3. Troubles at the company’s Perambra cross-ply truck and bus tyre factory began on August 16 following a strike staged by workers two days earlier. Apollo, who experienced a daily production loss of Rs 50 million (£618,000) as a result of the lockout, had earlier requested local government intervention to resolve the standoff.