Protesting the Central Government’s “anti-labour and anti-farmer policies’, all trade unions of the State would go on a strike on September 2 expressing solidarity to the nationwide strike jointly called by all central trade unions of the country.
leaders of trade unions like the BMS, INTUC, AITUC, CITU, AIUTUC and AICCTU who met here on Tuesday said the strike would be a ‘historic’ one, and that the International labour Organisation and trade unions across the world had taken note of the preparations being made for it.
Briefing mediapersons here, AITUC leader Souribandhu Kar, on behalf of the joint front of the trade unions, requested all sections of society to join the strike.
AICCTU leader Mahendra Parida said workers of public and private sector establishments, construction firms, ports, factory, refineries, transport, banks, ASHA, Anganwadi workers, Mid-day meal workers and Airport contractual workers would join the strike.
The trade unionists said they have 12 demands including roll back of some labour laws amended recently and land Acquisition Ordinance. The leaders expressed grave concern over skyrocketing of prices of essential commodities like pulses and vegetables, unemployment problem and disinvestment of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).
The trade unions demanded increasing of labourers’ monthly wage to Rs 15,000 and stopping of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Railway, defence, bank and retail sector.