As many as 11
central trade unions have called an all-India general strike for February 20
and 21 to protest the “anti-people” policies of the UPA government that include
price rise and poor implementation of labour laws, and disinvestment in public
sector units/increased FDI in various sectors.
CPI MP and
All-India Trade Union Congress general secretary Gurudas Dasgupta told The
Hindu here that the Indian National Trade Union Congress and the Labour
Progressive Front — trade union wings of the ruling Congress and its ally DMK —
would join hands with the others.
The unions are
demanding fixing of statutory minimum wages at Rs. 10,000 a month, stopping of
contract labour, bringing 37 crore unorganised sector workers under the EPF/ESI
Acts and raising minimum pension to Rs. 3,000.
The functioning of
the power and transport sectors, oil industries, the RBI and other banks,
insurance firms, posts and telecommunications, and information technology firms
would be affected during the strike by the unions, which include the BMS, CITU,
HMS, AICCTU, AIUTUC, UTUC and SEWA, Mr. Dasgupta claimed.
Source
: http://www.thehindu.com
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