An indefinite strike scheduled at APM container terminal in the Indian port of Jawaharlal Nehru
was suspended last midnight on account of an invitation from the
terminal management to the union leaders for conciliatory talks.
Suspension of any strike must be good news for all concerned since it
promises hope for compromise. For disciplinary actions, the management
had taken action against four dock workers and the unions at the
terminal had demanded their reinstatement. “We are hopeful that the
disruptions could be averted as both sides are open for negotiations to
find an amicable settlement”. APMT Mumbai is the largest facility and
the port handles about 60% of India’s containerized trade. The trade
representatives naturally had expressed concern over the strike which,
they felt, would certainly affect both the economy and the Indian
shippers as well. In fact, there was another strike threat earlier in
July by the workers when the port failed to compensate the farmers
adequately for the land acquired from them for the port expansion.
Jawaharlal Nehru’s three container terminals, put together, have a
combined capacity of over 4 million Twenty Foot Equivalent Units (TEU) and they have handled during the last fiscal year a record of 4.32 million TEU.
Wednesday, 26 September 2012
An indefinite strike at APMT Mumbai suspended for conciliatory talks
An indefinite strike scheduled at APM container terminal in the Indian port of Jawaharlal Nehru
was suspended last midnight on account of an invitation from the
terminal management to the union leaders for conciliatory talks.
Suspension of any strike must be good news for all concerned since it
promises hope for compromise. For disciplinary actions, the management
had taken action against four dock workers and the unions at the
terminal had demanded their reinstatement. “We are hopeful that the
disruptions could be averted as both sides are open for negotiations to
find an amicable settlement”. APMT Mumbai is the largest facility and
the port handles about 60% of India’s containerized trade. The trade
representatives naturally had expressed concern over the strike which,
they felt, would certainly affect both the economy and the Indian
shippers as well. In fact, there was another strike threat earlier in
July by the workers when the port failed to compensate the farmers
adequately for the land acquired from them for the port expansion.
Jawaharlal Nehru’s three container terminals, put together, have a
combined capacity of over 4 million Twenty Foot Equivalent Units (TEU) and they have handled during the last fiscal year a record of 4.32 million TEU.
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