The Biju Shramika Sammukhya on Saturday announced its support to the two-day nationwide strike called by various central trade unions and employees’ federations on January 8 and 9.
“The 48-hour strike has been called against the wrong economic policy, anti-workers policy, increase in prices of essential commodities, amendment of Labour Act in favour of corporate houses, assault on the right of the trade unions, withdrawal of capital from CPSUs and amalgamation of nationalized banks and to press for increase in minimum monthly wage to Rs 18,000, payment of minimum pension of Rs 6,000 and provision of social security to workers.
The Biju Shramika Samukhya has extended full support to the Dharmaghata,” said Samukhya secretary general Subash Singh.