An airport source said the loaders' grievances were redressed late on Monday and they were back to work.
The problem began on Thursday when the Electronic Data Interchange system, used to transit data, developed a technical snag. With no back-up in place, movement of cargoes came to a virtual standstill, right in the middle of the festive season. "The trucks that came to the airport on Thursday are being offloaded today. They will take another five days to clear the backlog," said M S Baig, a clearing agent. On Saturday afternoon, some order was restored but the snag recurred and continued to plague the clearing system.
Even as the cargo agents and exporters worried about the mounting losses they incurred owing to the technical glitch, news of an impromptu strike by loaders hit the industry on Monday evening. "The cargo complex does not have enough labour force and the strike compounded trouble for the industry," said Nicolas Almeida, a member of Sahar Ekta union, mainly of tempo-operators. "For about an hour, the loaders staged a protest against the non-payment of Diwali bonus by their principal employees. With the threat of a full-fledged strike during festive season looming high, the employers paid Rs 2,500 to each of the loaders and made them call off their agitation. A promise has also been made that the balance amount will be paid on November 16," said a source.
A Customs official said imports worth around Rs 1 crore a day had been held up since Saturday and even export consignments had been lying idle.
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