15 crore workers in 10 unions on strike today; banking, transport likely to be hit_ 10 developments

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New Delhi: About 15 crore workers are on a strike all over the country today and essential services like banking and public transport may be affected in some places. Ten major trade unions have called the oneday 'Bharat bandh.' Here are the latest developments: 1. West Bengal has reported early impact, with clashes between the opposition Left, which supports the bandh and the ruling Trinamool. A woman was injured in a police lathicharge and some trains were stopped by protestors. 2. There are fewer private buses and taxis on the roads in Kolkata and many schools are closed. Most factories in Howrah are closed too. 3. In Delhi, autorickshaw unions have said they will join the strike. The bandh call has had no impact in Tamil Nadu, where buses are running normally. 4. The trade unions have called the Bharat bandh to press a 12point charter of demands that includes the withdrawal of proposed changes in labour laws and stopping the disinvestment and privatisation of Public Sector Undertakings or PSUs. 5. Unions like the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), which is backed by the ruling BJP, and the National Front of Trade Unions are not participating in the strike. But several organisations representing informal sector workers have announced their support. 6. The government's appeal to the trade unions to call off the strike went unheard, but Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya has said he expects the impact to be minimal. 7. Union leaders, however, said the strike will affect the functioning of essential services like banking, transport and supply of power, gas and oil. 8. The BJPbacked BMS has countered that saying power, oil and gas supply will not be hit as a large number of public sector workers in these areas are not participating in the strike. 9. The BMS supports the 12point charter of worker demands but argues that the government must be given time to act on them. Talks have been on for some time now between the unions and the government. 10. The government has indicated that the talks with trade unions will continue despite the strike. "We don't want any confrontation with trade unions. The workers' rights and interests are supreme to us," said Mr Dattatreya said. Story First Published: September 02, 2015 09:03 IST

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New Delhi:  About 15 crore workers are on a strike all over the country today and essentialservices like banking and public transport may be affected in some places. Ten major trade

unions have called the oneday 'Bharat bandh.'Here are the latest developments:

1.  West Bengal has reported early impact, with clashes between the opposition Left,which supports the bandh and the ruling Trinamool. A woman was injured in a policelathicharge and some trains were stopped by protestors.

2.  There are fewer private buses and taxis on the roads in Kolkata and many schools areclosed. Most factories in Howrah are closed too.

3.  In Delhi, autorickshaw unions have said they will join the strike. The bandh call has hadno impact in Tamil Nadu, where buses are running normally.

4.  The trade unions have called the Bharat bandh to press a 12point charter of demandsthat includes the withdrawal of proposed changes in labour laws and stopping thedisinvestment and privatisation of Public Sector Undertakings or PSUs.

5.  Unions like the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), which is backed by the ruling BJP,and the National Front of Trade Unions are not participating in the strike. But severalorganisations representing informal sector workers have announced their support.

6.  The government's appeal to the trade unions to call off the strike went unheard, butUnion Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya has said he expects the impact to beminimal.

7.  Union leaders, however, said the strike will affect the functioning of essential serviceslike banking, transport and supply of power, gas and oil.

8.  The BJPbacked BMS has countered that saying power, oil and gas supply will not behit as a large number of public sector workers in these areas are not participating in thestrike.

9.   The BMS supports the 12point charter of worker demands but argues that thegovernment must be given time to act on them. Talks have been on for some time nowbetween the unions and the government.

10.  The government has indicated that the talks with trade unions will continue despite thestrike. "We don't want any confrontation with trade unions. The workers' rights andinterests are supreme to us," said Mr Dattatreya said.

Story First Published: September 02, 2015 09:03 IST