The Hindu Business Line : HNL staff hold picketing at Piravom Road Railway Station

KOCHI: Employees of the Hindustan Newsprint Ltd (HNL), Vellur, under the auspicious of HNL Samrakshana Samithy, organised a train picketing agitation at the Piravom Road Railway Station near here in protest against privatisation of HNL.

The blockade was inaugurated by the UDF Convenor, Mr Ommen Chandy, MLA. According to workers, the capacity utilisation of HNL is more than 105 per cent and the decision to privatise has no logic or justification as the entity has all the infrastructure facility and strength to continue as a well performing unit. Being a public sector unit, HNL is making profit for the last 21 years since the commencement of production in 1982. It is the only Indian newsprint manufacturer to get ISO 9002 and 14001.

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