Nationwide coal workers' strike called off

January 07, 2015 22:06

The five-day coal strike which entered its second day today has been called off. The production loss is estimated to be around Rs 300 crore.

Talks resumed today between the government and the trade unions to end the strike -- which is being billed as the biggest industrial action in nearly four decades -- nearly five lakh workers, including that of PSU behemoth Coal India, remained off-work at coal mines across the country.

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