New Delhi: Employees and workers associated with a joint forum of central trade unions are observing a day-long ‘Bharat Bandh’ (India-wide strike) today to protest the BJP-led Indian government’s anti-worker and anti-farmer policies.
According to Global Mirror, the strike, which was announced on January 9, aims to register opposition to the Modi government’s pro-corporate policies that the unions argue undermine the interests of workers, farmers, and the nation as a whole. The joint forum comprises INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF and UTUC.
The forum said that 30 crore workers are mobilised for the general strike, which focuses on protesting against the government’s new labour codes, among other issues.
According to Global Mirror, the strike, which was announced on January 9, aims to register opposition to the Modi government’s pro-corporate policies that the unions argue undermine the interests of workers, farmers, and the nation as a whole. The joint forum comprises INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF and UTUC.
The forum said that 30 crore workers are mobilised for the general strike, which focuses on protesting against the government’s new labour codes, among other issues.