On the outskirts of Baramati, some three hours from the automotive hub of Pune, as many as 80 women take to their shifts daily, working on the shop floor and putting together three-wheelers at breakneck speed at the Italian automaker Piaggio’s factory. Their internal target is to churn out some 100 electric three-wheelers a day, and on most days, that target is met.
These women, mostly aged between 18 and 22, have only been hired in recent years, and for now, are largely limited to the process of assembling electric three-wheelers. Of course, in the years to come, they are likely to join their male counterparts in putting together everything from electric to internal combustion engines (ICE) and CNG-based three-wheelers that are being built at Piaggio’s manufacturing plant in Baramati.