8.33% hike in port employees' salary

 This was decided in a meeting attended by all the five port and dock workers federations, the shipping minister and the shipping secretary.

 At present, all the workers in the major ports receive a flat rate of 20 per cent of their salary per month per employee subject to a minimum monthly salary of Rs 2,500.

 The otherwise belligerent federations agreed to a lower rate because in absence of the minister