BALCO stir ends

By Aarti Dhar

RAIPUR, MAY 8. The striking employees of the Bharat Aluminium Company Limited will resume work tomorrow following an agreement between the trade unions and the management at Korba this evening.

The agreement was signed late tonight after the Supreme Court expressed displeasure over the attitude of the trade unions.

Following this, the unions approached the management. As per the agreement, the workers, including the casual labourers, will get an advance of two months' salary. There would be victimisation or retrenchment.

Mr. Brahma Singh, president of the BALCO Bachchao Samyukt Samiti, said any remaining issue would be sorted out after the final verdict of the Supreme Court.

Over 7,000 workers had gone on strike on March 2 after the Centre sold 51 per cent of its shares to Sterlite Industries, a private company. The workers had the support of the Chhatisgarh Government.

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