Ten Central trade unions and their affiliated organisations joined the nationwide strike here on Friday protesting against the Union Government’s indifference towards their 12-point demands. The impact of the stir was visible in the Jagatsinghpur district headquarters town and at the port town of Paradip.
Reports said thousands of people supporting the trade unions’ strike converged at the Collectorate here and held a protest meeting fuming against the Union Government’s “anti-worker policies”.
Bus service to Jagatsinghpur was disrupted, while Government offices, schools and colleges functioned normally. No untoward incidents were reported, police said.
The trade union leaders and their sympathizers also protested at all block headquarters across the district.
At Paradip, the trade unions protested in front of IFFCO, PPl, PPT, IOCl sites and criticised the Union Government’s policies. A meeting was organised at Badapadia. Bus and train services, besides truck operation to the port town, got halted for the entire day.
Meanwhile, attendances of employees in industrial houses were reportedly thin. Heavy police arrangements were made to prevent any untoward situation.