LatestCorporate Compliance 23 September 2026
Coal Workers Await New Wage Pact as JBCCI-12 Stalls
Around 240,000 coal workers in India remain in limbo as the Joint Bipartite Committee for the Coal Industry‑12 (JBCCI‑12) has not been formally constituted, delaying the implementation of a new wage agreement. The stalled formation prevents the government and unions from finalising the wage code, leaving workers uncertain about pay hikes and benefits.
The formation of the Joint Bipartite Committee for the Coal Industry‑12 (JBCCI‑12) is still pending, keeping roughly 2.4 lakh coal workers in uncertainty over a new wage pact. Details are in the original report.
- No official JBCCI‑12 notification, halting wage negotiations.
- Workers await a wage code that could boost salaries and benefits.
- Government and unions must resolve the deadlock to finalize the agreement.
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