After
bringing work to a halt for 5 days at Asia's biggest shipbreaking yard, the shipbreakers
at Alang have finally called off their strike. They have announced that the
yard will start functioning normally from Thursday.
The
announcement came after a meeting between the agitating shipbreakers and BJP
leaders Mansukh Mandavia and Rajendrasinh Rana on Wednesday. Both these leaders
are members of Parliament.
The
strike was against the arrest of 3 shipbreakers in the case pertaining to
death of 6 persons while dismantling an oil tanker on October 6. Those
arrested included the owners of Kiran Ship Breaking Company Ram Krishna Jain
and Vipin Jain along with the manager Rajesh Jugud.
The shipbreakers
were and demanding that charges of culpable homicide be dropped against those
arrested. "We have been assured that the shipbreakers will not be harassed
in future and no such charges would be slapped against them," joint
secretary of Ship Recycling Industries' Association (India) Nikhil Gupta said.
This
was the first time that shipbreakers were booked and arrested under charges of
culpable homicide and negligent conduct with respect to fire.
Source: Times of India. 18 October 2012
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/Shipbreakers-call-off-strike-at-Alang/articleshow/16856137.cms
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