Strike halts Trinidad port activity
12 November 2008 01:42 [Source: ICIS news]
HOUSTON (ICIS news)--A labour strike has shut down Trinidad and
The Seaman and Waterfront Workers Trade Union said the walkout at Point Lisas Industrial Estate was staged because of offensive language used by the president of the estate during salary negotiations, according to Reuters.
Point Lisas Industrial Estate is located in
The estate is home to nearly 100 companies, including manufacturers of ammonia, urea, methanol, other petrochemicals and steel.
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