ECL drives large-scale awareness campaign on newly notified Labour Codes across West Bengal and Jharkhand
Sanctoria, 26th November 2025: Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited under the Ministry of Coal, has ramped up an organisation-wide awareness and implementation initiative on the newly notified Labour Codes issued by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, across its operational regions in West Bengal and Jharkhand.
As part of the campaign, ECL distributed multilingual information pamphlets outlining the key provisions and benefits of the Labour Codes to employees, contract workers and allied personnel across mines, workshops, project offices and residential colonies. The communication also highlighted support from all Functioning Trade Unions backing the Labour Codes, helping reinforce credibility and confidence among the workforce.
The awareness material covered core aspects such as workplace safety, social security, mandatory appointment letters, wage transparency and enhanced worker welfare. In addition to printed outreach, ECL conducted toolbox talks, departmental briefings, awareness sessions and interactive engagements at multiple production and administrative locations to ensure full clarity on rights, entitlements and procedural changes.
In this context, ECL management stated that the notification of the Labour Codes is a milestone for India’s workforce. At ECL, we have taken steps to ensure that every employee and contractor worker is made aware of the new provisions and their benefits by way of distribution of information material and engagement programmes across our mines and offices. These Codes reinforce dignity, transparency, safety and social security, and we are taking steps in line with Govt. guidelines, to ensure that their intent translates into real impact on the ground for our workforce and their families.
Emphasis was placed on contractor and outsourced workers deployed across various mines and industrial units. HR and supervisory teams were mobilised to provide direct communication support, resolve queries and ensure that accurate information reached grassroots-level workers for transparency.
ECL continues to coordinate internally across departments and operational units to ensure consistent implementation, monitoring and follow-up of the awareness programme amongst all stakeholders.
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About Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL):
Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), is headquartered at Sanctoria, West Bengal. ECL operates in West Bengal and Jharkhand and plays a strategic role in meeting the nation’s coal requirements. With a focus on sustainable mining, safety and operational excellence, ECL continues to contribute to the country’s energy security.