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Indian port strike postponed till next week

01 Jul 2012 - by Staff reporter
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Planned industrial action by dockworkers at APM Terminal’s Mumbai terminal in Nhava Sheva Port (Jawaharlal Nehru) has been postponed until July 9th, labour representatives have confirmed to the Journal of Commerce (JOC).

A decision to suspend the indefinite strike, which was scheduled to start at midnight last Friday, was made at a meeting held between political figures and local trade unions.

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