Indian airport workers to continue strike
Afp, New Delhi
Indian airport workers vowed yesterday to continue their anti-privatisation strike which has created havoc in the nation's airports, ignoring an appeal by the prime minister to end the walkout. "We have decided to continue with the strike," said M.K. Ghoshal, head of the New Delhi union branch representing the more than 22,000 workers employed by the state-run Airports Authority of India. The decision by workers who handle cargo, baggage, cleaning and maintenance to continue the four-day strike came as passengers were greeted by mounds of litter at the Delhi and Mumbai airports, India's biggest and busiest terminals. But reports quoting airline officials said flights were operating on time. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met representatives of the workers late Friday and promised there would be no job losses from the decision to privatise the New Delhi and Mumbai airports, union leaders said.
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