Cochin shipyard strike affects normal operations

Kochi, Jun 10: The ongoing strike by the workers in the Cochin shipyard is badly affecting even its normal operations, including the work on strategic navel projects both in shipbuilding and ship repair which could affect security concern of the nation.

??The adamant and stubborn attitude of the workers union is eluding a fair and amicable settlement affecting the reputation and activities of Cochin shipyard limited,?? a CSL release said here today.

Stating that the wage rates prevalent in CSL and offered to the contractors? workmen were the best in the industry, it said that the demand made by the contractors? workers were unsustainable and without any basis.

The management had assured full support for any reasonable and genuine aspirations of the workers, it added.

Though the Regional Labour Commissioner (Central), CSL management and the contractors federation had taken every effort to settle the issue, the union representing contractors? workmen were making unreasonable, unjustified and exorbitant demand, which were not prevalent in other industries in the state.

Pointing out that ship building and ship repair industry was going through a very difficult phase and orders were very difficult to come by and were secured against very stiff competition from other yards in India and aboard, it said this was a labour intensive industry and any exorbitant increase in labour rates would result in adversely impacting CSL?s inherent competitive strength.

--UNI

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