Porters affiliated with CITU assault shopowners in Kannur
The Hindu
The Peringome police has registered a case against 12 porters
In yet another case of high-handedness by the porters affiliated with Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), shopowners in Mathamangalam were assaulted for refusing the services of the porters to unload their goods. The Peringome police has registered a case against 12 porters based on the complaint by the shop owners, who were admitted in the Kannur Medical Government Hospital after the assault. Rabi Mohammad and his brother Rafi, who run a hardware shop in the area were assaulted by the porters on August 17. Mr. Mohammed told The Hindu that since they started the shop more than an year ago, they were facing regular problems from porters. Mr. Mohammed said that to put an end to it they decided to approach labour department seeking to allow their own employees to load and unload the goods. However, when the labour department refused permission the brothers approached the High Court and got permission to employ their workers to do the work. Even after the brothers obtained the order, the porters tried to enter the shop, assaulted the complainant and threatened and abused their workers. When the police was informed about this conduct, the police also cited the order and warned the porters.
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