The call of All India Strike given by Central Trade Unions and Industrial & Employees Federations demanding minimum monthly wage of Rs 18,000/-, check on price rise, social security cover to all workers, against pro-corporate amendments in labour laws, stopping disinvestment of public sector, was impactful in the State on Tuesday.
The strike affected mining activities and transportation in many districts of the State, while mostof the banks and industrial institutions remained closed. There was near total Strike in Coal Companies (CCL, BCCL & ECL). Bank and Insurance sector completely closed, except some branches of State Bank of India and private banks. Industrial areas of Bokaro, Ranchi, Adityapur-Gamharia (East Singhbhum District) were largely Closed. Workers of Bidi and stone quarries of Pakur, Sahebganj & Chatra District were also on strike. Sales Promotion Employees of pharmaceutical industry observed strike, while workers of Iron ore mines in Kiriburu-Meghahatuburu, Chiria, Bhawnathpur and Kuteshwar are on complete strike. Train and bus services were partially effected during the day.
The impact of strike was reported from other small and medium scale industries in different district of Jharkhand.
In the East Singhbhum district, more than 250 branches of different nationalised banks remained closed for the day affecting check clearance and money transfer. Even the, 27 branches of the State Bank of India and private banks which were opened in the morning had to down shutters later in the afternoon due to protest by members of the trade unions outside their banks. However, ATMs of all the banks remained operational. Insurance sector was worst hit with all the 19 branches of Life Insurance Corporation under Jamshedpur division along with Jamshedpur divisional office at Bistupur remained closed.
All the 52 post offices in city remained bandh today. Only official work at the postal superintendent office at Golmuri functioned normally.