1,100 local miners on strike at Barapukuria
Thursday, 4 February 2010
FE Report
Coal extraction from the country's lone coalmine at Barapukuria continues despite enforcement of strike by a section of local miners, officials said Wednesday.
The striking miners numbering around 1,100, employed on temporary basis by the Chinese contractor, are demanding enhancement of their financial benefits, a senior energy ministry official told the FE Wednesday.
The state-owned Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL), Chinese contractor and the striking workers were scheduled to sit Wednesday night to resolve the crisis, said the official.
"We are maintaining regular coal production from the underground Barapukuria coalmine," managing director of BCMCL Mohammad Kamruzzaman said.
He said the company extracted 2,580 tonnes of coal on Wednesday and 2,700 tonnes on Tuesday since the enforcement of strike by local workers Monday night.
Coal extraction from the mine was not hampered as the permanent employees numbering around 500 - both locals and Chinese -- were continuing with their duties, said the BCMCL top official.
Only the temporary workers who had been working under the Chinese contractor enforced the strike demanding profit bonus, said a BCMCL official.
Coal extraction from the country's lone coalmine at Barapukuria continues despite enforcement of strike by a section of local miners, officials said Wednesday.
The striking miners numbering around 1,100, employed on temporary basis by the Chinese contractor, are demanding enhancement of their financial benefits, a senior energy ministry official told the FE Wednesday.
The state-owned Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL), Chinese contractor and the striking workers were scheduled to sit Wednesday night to resolve the crisis, said the official.
"We are maintaining regular coal production from the underground Barapukuria coalmine," managing director of BCMCL Mohammad Kamruzzaman said.
He said the company extracted 2,580 tonnes of coal on Wednesday and 2,700 tonnes on Tuesday since the enforcement of strike by local workers Monday night.
Coal extraction from the mine was not hampered as the permanent employees numbering around 500 - both locals and Chinese -- were continuing with their duties, said the BCMCL top official.
Only the temporary workers who had been working under the Chinese contractor enforced the strike demanding profit bonus, said a BCMCL official.