In the aftermath of the mishap at the Dhamra Port that killed three labourers and injured four others, a delegation of the INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC and AICCTU visited the port and held discussion with workers and port officials regarding the mishap.
later, the team too held a discussion with district administration officials. .
The mishap was outcome of non-implementation safety guidelines enshrined in the labour Act, said INTUC general secretary Kishore Jena at a Press meet here on Friday.
Jena said the delegation found that port authorities engage labourers trough contractors and the workers are taken out after completion of the work.
“The port authorities had not provided minimum safety materials to the labourers, which led to the mishap,” he said.
The trade union leaders demanded a high-level probe into the incident and stringent action against the in-charge officers of the State labour Department for violation of safety norms.
They also demanded permanent employment to all labourers and kin of the deceased.
Among others, AITUC secretary Ramkrushna Panda, HMS general secretary Yogendra Tripathy, CITU secretaries Ramesh Jena and Satyanand Behera, AICCTU general secretary Ramakant Sethi, secretary Mahendra Parida and AIUTUC general secretary Jaysen Meher were present.