Employees at Tesla Inc.’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) reopened Shanghai factory will be forced to live at the worksite under strict health protocols as the Shanghai region continues to main restrictive lockdown policies amid a COVID-19 resurgence.
What Happened: According to a Bloomberg report sourced from unnamed “people familiar with the matter,” the Tesla Shanghai workers are operating in a so-called “closed-loop system” that isolates them at their factory, without access to the surrounding area. However, the manufacturing plant doesn’t have dormitory facilities, so workers will be required to sleep on the floor in a designated space — a sleeping bag with a mattress is being provided for all workers.
Bloomberg also cited an internal memo to the Shanghai workforce that said other spaces within the facility are being created for catering, showering and entertainment. All employees will be …
