The Hindu Business Line : Mangalore stevedores express concern over proposed strike

Mangalore, July 14 The Association of New Mangalore Port Stevedores has said that the proposed strike of the Federation of Major Ports Labour Unions from the midnight of July 15 will affect both the export-import trade and the common man.

In a letter to the Chairman of New Mangalore Port Trust, the President of the association, Mr M. Shekhar Pujari, said that numerous importers and exporters are ready with definite shipment plans according to their letter of credit/contract terms. In case these shipments are not cleared or handled in time, the loss to trade would cross thousands of crores of rupees. Apart from this, industries concerned, transport vehicles and railways and all employed by these would be affected as a result of this strike.

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If work gets affected due to the strike, it will unnecessarily cause inconvenience to the vessel owners, charterers, steamer agents and stevedores and shipping trade as they will have to incur huge losses by way of daily running costs of the vessel and demurrages.

Besides this, the number of vessels waiting at the outer anchorage will also increase.

Stating that the country is already facing a high rate of inflation, he said the strike will further worsen the situation and make life of the common man miserable.

“In this background, any strike, go-slow or disruption of normal work at this port will only harm the interests of the people of Karnataka from whom these labourers are benefiting all these years,” he said.

Mr Pujari requested the authorities to intervene to prevail upon the labour unions not to resort to any strike at New Mangalore Port.

The Union Ministry of Shipping should prevail upon the Federation of Major Ports Labour Unions to withdraw the strike call, especially at a time when the country is facing high inflation, he added.

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