Monday, December 1, 2008

Riot at Indian shipyard after one worker killed

Workers from the ABG Shipyard in India rioted after an accident that killed one employee.

Sukh Narayan, 25, was killed when he was by a speeding hydraulic crane on Tuesday (November 25). He was just about to leave for lunch. His death has prompted the shipyard’s 2,000-strong workforce to riot and ransack administrative offices. Police arriving at the scene used tear gas and batons to calm the workers. “We still don’t know why the workers became angry and damaged the company property,” Subhash Ghantayat, ABG associate Vice President for HR & Corporate Office told local media.
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