MPT labour unions up in arms over privatization

Five labour associations affiliated to the Mormugao Port Trust to come together to organize a nationwide strike from 15 December onwards to protest against privatization of governments ports and to safeguard their legal and special rights.

senior executive committee gave details about the issue. They alleged that MPT’s berth numbers 10 and 11 being privatized. If this happens then the workers would suffer, and they would lose their jobs. This is a danger to port and also the economy, they argued.