Work at UCIL hit for second day in Jharkhand

          Work at Uranium Corporation of India Limited's (UCIL) mines in Jharkhand was hit for the second consecutive day today as its workers kept away in response to the indefinite strike call by labour unions to press for wage revision
          About 4300 workers of UCIL's mines at Jadugora, Turamdih, Nrwapahar, Bhatin, Bahjata and Mahuldih did not report for duty, Rajaram Singh, general secretary of Uranium Kamgar Union (UKU), affiliated to Indian Federation of Trade Union, said.

                 Four labour unions - INTUC-affiliated Jadugora Labour Union Indian Federation, Uranium Mazdoor Sangh and Singhbhum Uranium Mazdoor Union (SUMU), besides UKU launched the strike to press for the wage revision due since April last year, official sources said.

            Singh said the UCIL workers are demanding 27 per cent guaranteed benefit in the wages and two increments as the issue is pending since April 1.