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Mumbai , June 27

THE indefinite strike by over 1,500 Mumbai port transport workers affected port operations for the fifth day on Monday, with the port authorities moving the High Court praying for an early settlement of the issue.

The workers, who are working with several private transport contractors handling container and other cargoes at the port, had begun their strike on June 23 morning to protest against a move by the port to invite tenders for handling freight containers from pre-stack to vessel and vice-versa.

The union has demanded that the port modify the tender conditions, so that the existing transport workers would be absorbed by the successful bidder.

The Mumbai port has, meanwhile, approached the Court. Sources said a meeting has been called between the port management and the transport workers union in the presence of the Advocate General for Wednesday to seek an amicable solution to the issue.

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