The strike, against the Modi govt's move to open up the coal sector to privatisation, is set to be observed by 2.72 lakh workers across multiple unions.
BMS says govt’s 13 April order making it mandatory to carry pictorial warnings on beedi bundles from 1 September will hit industry hard at a ‘most inopportune’ time.
The trade union said it strongly objected to announcements on the corporatisation & privatisation in 8 sectors and alleged the govt is shying away from consulting with trade unions.
RSS labour wing, Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, is planning to hold protest against the changes introduced in labour laws by BJP-ruled MP and UP governments.
BJP consulted economists, industry representatives to make suggestions to Modi govt on how to revive economy. RSS affiliates like SJM and BMS also chipped in.
BMS has rejected the Modi govt's fourth draft social security code, saying a lot of beneficial provisions included in the first draft have been removed.
Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh wants govt to tweak current formula for minimum wages, particularly the presumption that each wage-earner supports a family of only 3.
News channels were also in two minds about removing stray dogs to the government dog pounds. NDTV took credit for it and CNN-News 18 called ‘controversial order’.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
“This strike is to remind them that they still have time to change their decision, otherwise we will close down coal mining completely. This will impact the entire power industry and electricity generation,” he said. Why is this man not booked? He knows that if Coal India Ltd shuts down we are doomed. All the more reason why the monopoly must end. I am tired of quack socialists who think govt monopolies give us growth. The govt should go ahead.
“This strike is to remind them that they still have time to change their decision, otherwise we will close down coal mining completely. This will impact the entire power industry and electricity generation,” he said. Why is this man not booked? He knows that if Coal India Ltd shuts down we are doomed. All the more reason why the monopoly must end. I am tired of quack socialists who think govt monopolies give us growth. The govt should go ahead.