Left wing general strike begins
Source: IT News
Imphal, January 08 2019:
Two-day strike called by the central trade unions against the alleged repressive policies for workers adopted by the government begins today.
Farmers across the country under the aegis of the Left peasant wings join the nationwide strike.
Tapan Sen, general secretary of CITU (Centre of Indian Trade Unions), said that the public sector employees, unorganised sector workers, port and dock workers, bank and insurance employees are going to observe the nationwide protest against growing economic crisis, price rise and acute unemployment on the call of central trade unions and mass organisations.
The CITU denounced the unilateral move of the government of India to amend the Trade Union Act 1926 in the name of bringing about "so-called transparency" and avoiding "duplicacy" as noted in the press briefing by the union cabinet.
In Manipur, Asha Workers, Anganwadi Workers , Trade Unions and other groups supported the general strike.