Painganga coal mine workers call of strike
Mazhar Ali | TNN | Jan 7, 2019, 03:16 ISTChandrapur: The 48-hour strike of Painganga coal mine workers was called off on Saturday after the management of Associated Softstone Distributing Company (ASDC) agreed to all their demands, including payslips, bonus, safety equipment, provident fund and medical facilities.
The WCL has outsourced OB removal and coal excavation to ASDC, which has been allegedly harassing the contract workers by paying lesser wages and denying other rightful facilities.
Over 450 contract miners had gone on strike under the banner of Bahujan Republican Socialist Party (BRSP) from Thursday stalling production and dispatch of 32,000 metric tons of coal from the mine.
BRSP Vidarbha regions secretary Raju Zode, who led the strike, said that after an hourlong meeting with officials of ASDC in presence of chief general manager, Wani area, U A Kawade and other senior WCL officials, the company management agreed to all demands of the striking workers. He claimed that now the miners will get wages decided by a high power committee. “The company has also approved the demands of double pay for those working on rest day and overtime wages for extra hours of work,” he said.
The WCL has outsourced OB removal and coal excavation to ASDC, which has been allegedly harassing the contract workers by paying lesser wages and denying other rightful facilities.
Over 450 contract miners had gone on strike under the banner of Bahujan Republican Socialist Party (BRSP) from Thursday stalling production and dispatch of 32,000 metric tons of coal from the mine.
BRSP Vidarbha regions secretary Raju Zode, who led the strike, said that after an hourlong meeting with officials of ASDC in presence of chief general manager, Wani area, U A Kawade and other senior WCL officials, the company management agreed to all demands of the striking workers. He claimed that now the miners will get wages decided by a high power committee. “The company has also approved the demands of double pay for those working on rest day and overtime wages for extra hours of work,” he said.
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