KOLKATA: Indian National Mineworkers’ Federation (INMF) has decided to oppose center’s decision of allowing commercial mining in coal.
“…to start with, it will…join the ‘Protest Day’ on May 22 by central trade unions. Thereafter, the central trade unions in the coal sector will be consulted to decide the future course of action after the 4th phase of lockdown ends,” INMF said in a statement.
S Q Zama, Secretary General INMF said: “Allotment of coal blocks to private companies and even to government companies under Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 did not take off except for few exceptions.