Prakash Kamat in Panaji
Panaji, July 5-Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday publicly warned minig giant Vedanta Resources against taking any step towards retrenching mining workers in Goa.
The warning from the Chief Minister comes amid reports of a likely layoff of some employees by the company following prolonged mining ban in the State.
Mr. Swant told mediapersons here on Friday that the government in future would not co-operate with mining companies in regards to granting of leases, if they do not re-employ 100 per cent of the workforce, which they have retrenched since the mining ban.
The ban was imposed in February last year by the Supreme Court of India holding second renewal of 88 mining leases by State government illegal.
“Vedanta workers met me yesterday. I have told Vedanta officials not to take the step(of retrechment),” Mr. Sawant told mediapwrsons, when asked for his comments on reports that the mining company was likely to lay-off some of its workforce.
Many mining companies in the State have retrenched some of the workforce in view of the ban and with uncertainty over restart of mining activity.(eom)
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