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7 August, 2005ICEM News release No. 93/2000
Some 700,000 coalmine workers in India are to stage a six-day strike this month.
The strike call was announced yesterday by Indian National Mineworkers' Federation (INMF), which is organising the action jointly with three other national unions in the sector. At the global level, the INMF is affiliated to the 20-million-strong International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM).
Scheduled for 18-23 December, the strike has been sparked by the public sector coal industry's failure to implement a memorandum of understanding signed between the industry and the unions. Negotiations on the deal had taken over three years to complete.
The INMF says management has "distorted and misinterpreted" the memorandum - particularly as regards the payment of cost-of-living adjustments. Management "has also backed out from their earlier promises of accepting unions' demands which include additional increments."
As well as the industrial action, the INMF is planning demonstrations and publicity campaigns on the issue.
The strike call was announced yesterday by Indian National Mineworkers' Federation (INMF), which is organising the action jointly with three other national unions in the sector. At the global level, the INMF is affiliated to the 20-million-strong International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM).
Scheduled for 18-23 December, the strike has been sparked by the public sector coal industry's failure to implement a memorandum of understanding signed between the industry and the unions. Negotiations on the deal had taken over three years to complete.
The INMF says management has "distorted and misinterpreted" the memorandum - particularly as regards the payment of cost-of-living adjustments. Management "has also backed out from their earlier promises of accepting unions' demands which include additional increments."
As well as the industrial action, the INMF is planning demonstrations and publicity campaigns on the issue.