Miners of Maddhyapara Granite Mining Company Ltd (MGMCL) started an indefinite strike yesterday to press home their 5-point demand, including wage hike, official sources said.
Their demands include a wage increase of 20 percent, 24 holidays a year, mining allowance, transport allowance and provident fund for them.
The miners said they placed their demands to the MGMCL authorities about 6 months ago, but to no avail. Rather, the authorities are threatening the miners to sack them, they alleged.
Sources said some 284 miners have been working in the mining company through an outsourcing company named Bluestar.
When contacted, MGMCL Deputy General Manager Mir Muhammad Abdul Hannan said they held several meetings with agitating miners yesterday to resolve the crisis.
Sources in MGMCL said that according to the project proposal of MGMCL, the miners would not get any provident fund facilities.
Md Mostafizur Rahman, a leader of agitating miners, said that they will continue their movement until their demand is realised.