The Freeport and the General Workers' Union have withdrawn actions against each other following a meeting led by Social Policy Minister John Dalli.
The trade recognition issue at the heart of the dispute will be discussed between all concerned at a meeting later this week, the Social Policy Ministry said.
Both the GWU and the Malta Dockers Union are claiming recognition at Malta Freeport. The company had recognised the MDU after a verification exercise conducted by the Director of Employment and Industrial Relations. The GWU, however, slammed the verification process after holding a secret ballot which, it said, showed it had majority backing.
The union almost two weeks ago ordered a go-slow and work to rule at the freeport. The company in turn, took the issue to court and had a €1m garnishee order issued against the GWU as a guarantee for damages which the freeport said it had suffered.
This morning the GWU said the freeport had reinstated workers which, it said, were suspended for taking industrial action.