The majority of central trade unions have called for a one-day nationwide strike on September 2 in protest against the Central Government’s decision to amend labour laws, the leader of a union said.
“The central trade unions have called for a nationwide strike on September 2 this year against the Central Government’s decision to amend the labour laws,” M Shanmugam, general secretary of the labour Progressive Federation (lPF), told IANS.
He said the decision to go on strike was announced at the national convention.
According to Shanmugam, as a run-up to the September 2 strike, unions will hold joint conventions across the country.