Paradip: Following cease work stir by the stevedoring employees at the prohibited zone of the port here, loading and unloading of cargo from ships came to a grinding halt Wednesday.
Reports said, loading and unloading of goods from 14 shops have got affected due to the stir from Monday.
As per reports, the helpers of OSL resorted to the strike from Monday, demanding operator status for them, which has led to the deadlock at the port. The Paradip Stevedores Association stepped forward for a solution, but to no avail.
Only 90 employees of the Replay Company resumed duty calling off their agitation while about 1500 employees are still on their cease work strike. As the employees of Replay Company resumed duty later in the afternoon, loading and unloading of two cargo ships was seen.
On the contrary, stevedoring activities of 14 ships belonging to other companies still remained adversely affected.
Tuesday’s cease work was limited to the helper-ranked employees of OSL near its workshop as they are demanding operator tag. Following no solution to the stir, the stir continued Wednesday that completely hit the stevedoring activities.
Sources said that the Paradip Port Trust (PPT) authorities have directed to solve the deadlock soon following which hectic exercise of negotiation has started and it is expected that a solution to the ongoing impasse will be made today itself.
