NMDC struggles to achieve target as Chhattisgarh trade unions go on strike

The production at the country's largest iron ore miner has been severely affected. In the last four days, the output has come down by over 60 per cent

Trade unions at National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) resorted to a strike, which could make even achieving last year’s target difficult.

 

The workers have gone on indefinite strike from March 6 in support of their demands for a wage settlement. The NMDC management has termed the strike illegal.

 

In a letter to the chief labour commissioner (central) at New Delhi, the NMDC management said the trade unions have resorted to willful slowdown of work and work-to-rule with effect from March 6, 2025 that tantamount to illegal strike.

 

The conciliation proceedings before the chief labour commissioner in New Delhi have been