Coal India (CIL) workers' unions have called country-wide shutdown on 10 October 2011 over their demands for bonus and ex-gratia, which has been called off now.
R Mohandas, director of personnel and industrial relation at Coal India expects to resolve the bonus issues with workers. However, he mentioned that the company has been willing to reach a solution, but matching the demand of Rs 25000 per employee is not possible. Here is the edited transcript of his interview. Also watch the accompanying video. Q: Is the strike called off for good or do you see a possibility of a resumption of that strike?
A: The strike was for one-day only. The one-day strike has been called off. We need to have a further dialog with the union. We have not envisaged any further trouble. We should be able to resolve it. Q: Has some temporary resolution being found or agreement being reached upon in terms of the salary and increment?
A: No. The issue was not on salary. They went on strike was for the bonus and ex-gratia payment. We have already paid Rs 17,000, but they wanted more. We might need to have further discussions with them and come to some understanding. Q: You have been quite categorical in saying that the number cannot be Rs 25,000 as the union works. What convinces you that there will not be more unrest going forward if you don
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