Ford India Flashcards
1
Q
Attraction to India
A
60 million middle class people
High unemployment
Growing economy
Many workers willing to do long hours for less money.
2
Q
Benefits
A
Lots of jobs.
Hard Workers
Pay more tax so the government can pay for clean water.
Ford paid for two health clinics
Ford use sustainable water and energy to help India.
85% of the cars are made out of recycled materials
Ford’s profits go straight to India
3
Q
Disadvantages
A
No train links into Chennai, so hard to transport goods.
Workers are not very highly skilled, so they have to take workers from their own countries to work.
Many people do not speak good English.
Many young people used to work in farms, and young people do not want to do this. Working in factories means loss of tradition.
