Majority of the five central coal sector trade unions, which had threatened to go on a three-day work-to-rule in support of their 73-point charter of demands, including opposition to Coal India divestment, have put off their agitation programme after signing a pact on Tuesday.
Following this pact, nearly 10,000 unskilled non-technical women workers at CIL and its subsidiaries, would be able to avail of VRS, while opting their son to replace them.
A senior trade union leader told The Hindu from Nagpur that the unions would meet Coal Minister Piyush Goyal on September 25 to address the divestment issue.
