Coal workers plan strike in June over merger of provident fund schemes

Unions say merger will pare pensions by a third, serve notice to Coal India, Coal Secretary

Avishek Rakshit  |  Kolkata 

The five central trade unions at state owned Coal India and Singareni Collieries Company (SCCL) have decided to proceed on a three-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 500,000 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 to a third of the existing ...

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Coal workers plan strike in June over merger of provident fund schemes

Unions say merger will pare pensions by a third, serve notice to Coal India, Coal Secretary

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 ... The five central trade unions at state owned Coal India and Singareni Collieries Company (SCCL) have decided to proceed on a three-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 500,000 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 to a third of the existing ... image
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