Talks between labour unions at the Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal of the Cochin Port Trust and officials of India Gateway Terminals (IGTL), which operates the terminal, were inconclusive on Monday.
The talks are scheduled to continue on Friday, said regional labour commissioner K.P. Sashidhar, in whose presence the discussions were held. Friday's meeting is scheduled to begin at 4 pm
The meeting was convened in the wake of a flash strike by a section of the employees at the container terminal. Container movement was halted for about two days owing to the strike. This prompted the terminal operator to write to the port trust management complaining about frequent work disruptions and the poor business atmosphere hampering the terminal operations.
Dubai Ports World, holding company of IGTL, told the trust in the letter that a significant number of workdays were being lost because of strikes. These incidents had delayed work on the proposed international container transhipment terminal at Vallarpadam.
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