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One day strike against 100% FDI cripples production in Coal India

Officials at Coal India said that around 30 per cent attendance was registered in the first shift which mainly comprised of executives and officers

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Avishek Rakshit Kolkata
The strike in Coal India hit a significant part of the Maharatna company’s daily output of around 1.2 million tonne (mt) of production after five major trade unions called for a one-day strike against the centre’s decision to allow 100 per cent foreign direct investment in coal mining.

Officials at Coal India said that around 30 per cent attendance was registered in the first shift which mainly comprised of executives and officers.

“A significant portion of the workers were on strike and production has been hit. However, we are in the process of estimating the production loss”, a company executive