Trade unions today began a five-day coal industry strike to protest against disinvestment and restructuring of State-run Coal India. The strike can affect coal production of up to 1.5 million tonnes a day and may also hit supplies to power plants which are already grappling with fuel shortages.
According to All India Coal Workers Federation, about seven lakh workers are joining the strike. The government has also called a meeting today with representatives of major trade unions like Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh, Indian National Trade Union Congress, Centre for Indian Trade Unions, All India Trade Union Congress and Hind Mazdoor Sabha to sort out the issue. All five major trade unions of the coal PSU had boycotted a meeting called by Coal Minister Piyush Goyal last week.
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