The all-India strike is against the Modi government's failure to address rural distress issues, to save rural farmers' lands from the corporates, says protesters.
Bharat
Bandh : Millions of workers are on a two-day, nationwide
strike today to protest Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's
labour policies. Meanwhile, farmers and students from across the
country will join the general strike. According to AITUC general
secretary Amarjeet Kaur, sectors like banking, education, coal,
steel, telecom, health, electricity, insurance and transport, inter
alia, are likely to extend support to the strike.
"AIKS and
Bhumi Adhikar Andolan will observe 'gramin hartal', rail roko and
road roko on January 8 and 9, the day trade unions are observing
nationwide general strike. This move is against the Modi government's
failure to address rural distress issues, to save rural farmers'
lands from the corporates," said Hannan Mollah, general
secretary of the CPI(M)-affiliated All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS).
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10 developments on 2-day strike by trade union:
1.
Who is supporting?
Farmers,
10 central
trade unions, student and teacher organisations are supporting
the strike. The 10 central trade unions going on strike include
Indian the National Trade Union Congress, All India Trade Union
Congress, Hind Mazdoor Sabha, Centre of Indian Trade Unions, Trade
Union Coordination Centre, Self Employed Women's Association, All
India United Trade Union Centre, All India Central Council of Trade
Unions, Labour Progressive Federation, and United Trade Union
Congress
.
2.
Police in Kolkata detains CPM workers protesting in support of a
48-hour nationwide strike called by central trade unions. Their
demands include minimum wages and social security schemes among
others.
3.
In Odisha, members of central trade unions are holding protests and
have blocked commuters in Bhubaneswar demanding minimum wages and
social security schemes among others.
4.
25 lakh passengers who travel by BEST buses to be affected: Around
29,000 employees of the transport service BEST
are also going on an indefinite strike Due to the strike, around 25
lakh passengers, who travel by 3000 BEST buses that ply on streets of
Mumbai city and the metropolitan region every day, will be
inconvenienced.
Their
demands: Renewal of salary agreements that expired in 2016, a hike in
gratuity and bonus, merger of BEST and Brihanmumbai Municipal
Corporation (BMC) budgets.
5.
Coal India workers' strike may cost Rs 500 cr: Coal India is expected
to lose at least 3.6 million tonnes (mt) of production after four
central trade unions (CTUs) decided to join the nationwide strike.
This comes in the wake of at least 10 power plants in the country
facing severe coal shortages at the very beginning of the new
calendar year and Coal India boosting its production to meet the
demand from power companies.
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