Five lakh coal workers are going on strike for 5 days from tomorrow, 6th January 2015, against the government decision to de-nationalisation of Coal sector and grant of coal block allotment to the private sector. The Coal sector unions have boycotted the talks called by the government, since the latter is going with the privatisation programme. An Ordinance which  inter alia moves for privatisation/disinvestment is already issued. This big rofit making sector is going to be gifted to the corporates. It can not be allowed.

This is not a fight of the coal workers and their unions alone. It is a fight of the entire working class in the country against the neo-liberalisation, which brings more and more misery to the workers and common people.

The Central Trade Unions have called upon all the unions/associations to extend support and solidarity to the striking workers by holding demonstrations and sending FAX messages to the Prime Minister and Coal Minister demanding immediate withdrawal of the Ordinance and supporting the Coal Workers Strike.

The BSNL workers fully support the coal workers struggle and extend solidarity and support!