New Delhi, Mar 28: Workers of state-owned Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd today returned to work after a three-day strike to oppose privatisation of the cash-rich oil refiners. "Employees of refinery and marketing divisons are back this morning," a BPCL spokesperson said from Mumbai.


Operations are inching back to normalcy after the strike mainly affected tanker loading. The strike, however, had not affected refinery functioning and supplies as officers filled in for workers. A HPCL spokeswomen said all the unionised staff was back to work and backlogs were being cleared.

The Centre of Indian Trade Unions, which was spearheading the agitation, will meet in Mumbai next month to chalk-out the future course of action in case the government does not reverse the decision to sell its stake in HPCL to a strategic investor.
"Things are normal now," a senior government official said.

Bureau Report