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According
to the statement, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Bipartite
Wage Negotiation Committee (BWNC) and the Indian Port Association (IPA),
averting an indefinite strike that was set to disrupt operations across 12
major ports in India
The MoU facilitates the revision of the
wage structure and addresses other service conditions, including pensionary
benefits, it added.
It was also agreed that the fitment
benefit of 8.5 per cent on the aggregate amount of basic pay as of December 31,
2021, plus 30 per cent VDA (variable dearness allowance) as of January 1, 2022,
will be granted."The periodicity of the settlement is set for five
years, from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2026."The new pay scales, effective from January 1, 2022, will be
formulated according to existing practices," the statement said
Both parties agreed to consider aligning the periodicity of future wage
revisions for both officers and employees, starting from January 1, 2027, to
avoid any potential anomalies, the ministry said.Additionally, the statement said, a special allowance of Rs 500 per month
will be provided to working employees during the operative period of the
settlement, from January 1, 2022, until December 31, 2026, or until the date of
the employee's superannuation, whichever comes first.
A draft committee meeting, scheduled to convene on August 28, 2024, will
prepare the settlement within ten days.This
committee will include one representative from each federation as well as
management representatives appointed by the IPA Chairman.
"The management assured that the
BWNC proceedings will be concluded, with the final settlement reached within 15
days, " the statement said, adding that considering this development, the
six federations have unanimously decided to defer the strike previously planned
for August 28, 2024.
The shipping ministry set up a Bipartite
Wage Negotiations Committee, comprising representatives of port management and
federations in March 2021.The committee was headed by Mumbai Port Authority
Chairman Rajeev Jalota.Though the
Bipartite Wage Negotiations Committee met seven times during the past 32
months, it could not reach an agreement with the federations.
