Negotiations between Indian Ports Association and labor unions start

The Indian Ports Association (IPA) has recently put forward a revised wage hike proposal to the port workers’ unions. In response, the unions have scheduled a joint meeting on August 24 to discuss their strategy and determine their next steps. According to sources within the labor unions, the proposed wage increase is considered insufficient, especially given that the last wage revision was implemented in 2017 and was due for renewal in 2022.

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The IPA’s proposal is in line with ministry guidelines, which stipulate that any wage revision should not lead to an increase in labor costs per physical unit of output. To comply with this, the IPA suggested that individual ports might need to implement the wage adjustments in a staggered manner to manage labor costs effectively. The unions are expected to develop a coordinated response that will be communicated back to the IPA following their meeting.