Two-day strike by trade unions starts from midnight
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IBNS): A nationwide two-day strike called by central trade unions in protest against the policies for workers taken by the Narendra Modi-led Union government will begin at midnight on Monday, said media reports.
The strike, which has the support of almost all major independent federations of central employees, state employees and the employees of banks, insurance, telecom, and other service sectors, is expected to have major impact in states such as West Bengal and Kerala, where the Left has a sizable presence.
The West Bengal government has made arrangements to deal with the strike and plans to run more government buses and trams on the city roads on Tuesday and Wednesday.
"Trams and vessels will be operated 20 per cent more than the usual days," a report quoted the state's transport minister as saying.
According to reports, farmers are also supposed to join the agitation to protest against the Centre's failure to address agrarian distress and to save farmers’ lands from corporates.
The central trade unions, says The Indian Express, accuses the Narendra Modi government of ignoring their demands on minimum wage, social security and guard against privatisation of public and government sectors.
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