Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh, a central trade union affiliated to the RSS, called this movement by all its public sector-related units in protest against the privatization policies of the government.
The Hind Khadan Mazdoor Federation, a member of the Hind Mazdoor Sabha, said on Monday that employees of the coal industry will protest against the government’s plan to auction commercial mining mines and the proposal to separate the Central Mines Planning and Design Institute Ltd (CMPDIL) from Coal India.
“All central trade unions operating in Coal India, i.e. HMS, BMS, AITUC, INTUC and CITU decided to lodge procession, dharna, gate meeting etc on Wednesday, 10th June 2020, at all company/area headquarters of coal companies against the anti-labour policies of the central government…,” Nathulal Pandey, president of HMS-affiliated Hind Khadan Mazdoor Federation said.
He also said that employees are urged to remain agitated in accordance with the situation, “strictly following the guidelines of the central / state governments due to Covid-19, such as social distancing, wearing masks, etc.”
The coming Thursday will be observed as the “Black Day” of the coal workers, Pandey said.
In addition to the protest, he said, it was decided to submit a memorandum jointly to the Prime Minister through the head of the company / area and also by email.
The main demands of the unions are “to stop auctioning coal blocks for commercial mining to private agencies, to stop proposing the merger of CMPDIL with Mining Exploration Corporation Ltd and the separation of CMPDIL,” among others.
Unless the government will not cancel the auction of coal blocks, he said, this whole plan will be a public awakening to the great struggle in the coming years.
