Coal Workers' Strike

The latest wage revision which would benefit around 2.39 lakh non-executive manpower of coal India has been due since July 1, 2021.

In Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL), strike is successful in some areas only, he said and expressed hope that as time progresses, success rate will also increase

Coal workers affiliated to five trade unions had gone on strike from July 2-4.

Also ask for end to contractual system, withdrawal of coal mines closure, lifting overtime pay cap

The five central trade unions at state owned Coal India and Singareni Collieries Company (SCCL) have decided to proceed on a 3-day strike from June 19-21 primarily protesting the proposed merger of the Coal Mines Provident Fund (CMPF) with Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and the delay in revising wages of around five lakh coal workers.The trade unions have already served the notice to Coal India, SCCL and the Coal Secretary.According to trade union leaders, the proposed merger of the CMPF with EPF will result in the pension of workers reducing three times than the existing one.As per D. D. Ramanandan, general secretary of CPI-M supported All India Coal Workers Federation, the minimum pension for a worker will be reduced to Rs. 7,500 per month from the existing minimum pension of Rs. 20,000 a month."The Centre is devising ways to curb down the legitimate pay of the workers and control the outgo from its coffers by depriving the workers of their legal benefits", he said.Trade union ...