India's Only State-Owned Gold Mine Faces Workers' and Trade Union Agitation
Trade Union Threatens Escalation, Warns of Impact on Gold Production Trade Union General Secretary S. M. Shafi addresses workers gathered outside the Hutti Gold Mines administrative office during the ongoing indefinite protest. India's only fully functional state-owned primary gold mine, Hutti Gold Mines Company Limited (HGML), has been hit by an indefinite workers' protest amid growing concerns over employee welfare, wage-related issues, and job security. Workers at HGML have launched an indefinite sit-in protest over long-pending welfare, wage, and employment-related grievances. Gathering outside the company's administrative offices with black flags and placards, demonstrators warned that continued inaction by management could ultimately affect gold production. Operating under the Government of Karnataka, HGML remains India's sole public sector enterprise engaged in continuous underground gold mining. The company produces approximately 1.5 to 2 tonnes of gold annuall...
