Over 5 lakh coal workers stop work protesting privatisationon; may extend 3-day strike
(WorldNews Business)

On the first day of the three-day strike in the coal industry, the federations and unions, including the BMS, claimed more than five lakh people participated in the strike directly and about 25 lakh workers from allied sectors participated. Production, loading and transportation of coal, according to the trade unions, has stopped. Buoyed by the support they are planning to extend the strike or even announce an...