INTUC-affiliated trade bodyINMFhas put forth a demand before Coal India that all workers irrespective of activities they are involved in, should have an insurance cover of Rs 50 lakh in case of death due to Covid-19.
In a letter to Coal India (CIL) chairman Pramod Agrawal, INMF said that "all coal workers who are deployed for any activities including production, washing, transportation...during lockdown period and even thereafter till Covid-19 pandemic ceases, be insured for a minimum of Rs 50 lakh against unfortunate death out of coronavirus."
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