14 Indian
workers dismissed over strike in Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Fourteen Indian workers
in
an Indian-owned textile manufacturing company in
Mauritius,
have had their appointments and resident permits
revoked
following a six-day strike over their service
conditions,
union sources said in Port-Louis Thursday.
A
Mauritian trade unionist, Reeaz Chuttoo, arrested on the
same
charges, was later released, the sources said.
Chuttoo, a
member of the Federation of Progressive Unions
(FPU), accused the
Mauritian police of resorting to violence
in the arrest of the 14
Indians, who were working for Arvind
Mills based in
Port-Louis.
"We have lodged a complaint since the beginning
of this strike at
the International Labour Organisation (ILO). We
are also seeking
the support of International Trade Union
Federations to alert
other bodies on the situation of Indian
workers in Mauritius,"
he said.
For his part, Vikas Joshi,
Director of Human Resources at Arvind
Mills, said the company was
studying the case of other Indian
workers on strike.
The
company employs 263 Mauritians, 140 Indians and
37
Chinese.
Port-Louis - 10/06/2004
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