by Manal Barakat, SeaNewsEditor

Local news has recently reported that port workers in India have threatened to go on an indefinite strike in mid-December.

According to the newspaper The Hindu, the workers plan to strike in protest against the delay in wage structure revisions.

During a meeting in Goa, the Major Port Workers Federation's National Coordination Committee criticised the Indian Port Association's (IPA) implementation of the wage settlement signed on 27 September 2024 between major port authorities and unions.

India Shipping News reports that if no progress is made, the strikes could begin as early as 17 December 2024.

Earlier in August, dockworkers threatened to strike indefinitely in India. The strike would have affected multiple ports, including Cochin, Chennai, and Tuticorin.

However, after a meeting held between the port association and the unions, the strikes were averted.