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PORT STRIKE
The Land Transport Federation of Thailand will push ahead with its legal action against the Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) and its labour union by filing a civil lawsuit against the latter tomorrow.
Federation secretary Thongyu Khongkant said the suit would demand compensation of about 300 million baht from the PAT union as the first defendant, with the PAT and its executives the second and third targets.
''The port authority and board of directors are responsible,'' he said.
The union shut down the Klong Toey port from Sept 3-5 as part of the anti-government protests led by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD).
Consequently, shippers had to pay an extra 2,000 baht or more to transfer each of their containers from Klong Toey to Laem Chabang port in Chon Buri, 120 km southeast of Bangkok.
''We want to set a standard for those in charge of public services. The case will not be settled out of court,'' he said.
Meanwhile, the Transportation Association of Thailand is considering a civil suit against the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) and its union for the nationwide train strike.
Train services were suspended for more than a week, stranding about 300 containers at hubs in the southern region.
''We are asking our 770 members about the damages from the strike,'' said president Vachirasak Laoprasert.
''We will ask for a final decision from the Federation on Sept 27 on whether we should take the case to court.''
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