Several trade unions have decided to strike work in the coal mines of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd from Thursday over the implementation of the dependant employment scheme.
Following the failure of talks between the management of the state-owned SCCL, several national trade unions in the presence of Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner for revival of the dependant employment scheme, the miners have decided to strike work.
Various trade unions, AITUC, INTUC, CITU, HMS and BMS have decided to go ahead with the strike seeking revival of the dependant employment scheme which was an election promise made by the TRS. This was in vogue in the past up to 1998.
With the trade unions serving notice to the SCCL management on March 31 demanding revival of the dependant employment scheme, several rounds of discussions were held in the presence of the labour department officials.
The High Court had stayed a circular issued by the SCCL management on the dependant employment scheme.
While the management of the mining company sought additional time to resolve the pending issue after seeking legal opinion, the trade unions decided to go ahead with the strike.
Sources indicated that the strike is likely to be partial as one of the trade unions Telangana Boggu Ghani Karmika Sangham, which is a major union, is not party to the other trade unions who have decided to strike work.