Coal India workers strike against 100% FDI; production, dispatch halted
Trade unions on Tuesday claimed that production and dispatch has come to a “complete halt” at the mines of Coal India Ltd and Singareni Collieries Company Ltd, owing to the one-day strike against the Centre’s decision to allow 100 per cent FDI in coal mining.
Five federations representing over half-a-million workers of CIL and Singareni Collieries have called for the strike, seeking withdrawal of the central government’s move.
“Strike is total with complete stop in production, transportation and dispatch of coal from all mines — Assam to Singareni,” All India Coal Workers’ Federation General Secretary D D Ramanandan told PTI.
