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Bharat Bandh LIVE: Trade unions take to streets across States amid nationwide strike against Centre’s ‘anti-worker’ policies

Bharat Bandh LIVE: Trade unions take to streets across States amid nationwide strike against Centre’s ‘anti-worker’ policies

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Members of various trade unions hit the streets in parts of Jharkhand during the ‘Bharat Bandh’ on Thursday (February 12, 2026). Banking, insurance and coal sectors have been affected by the strike, Bank of India (BOI) Employees’ Union State deputy general secretary Umesh Das said. Left parties and the Congress have also extended their support to the strike. “The new labour codes have reduced job security, weakened legal safeguards and increased employers’ freedom to hire, adversely affecting the rights and interests of workers,” state Congress general secretary Rakesh Sinha said. CPI(ML)L State secretary Manoj Bhakt alleged that the four labour codes were “a direct attack on the rights of the working class”. “The laws are a conspiracy to render workers helpless in the hands of corporate houses and capitalists. The real objective of these labour codes is to eliminate permanent employment, promote contract jobs, and increase working hours,” he claimed. — PTI Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For …

Massive Protest Of Farmer Unions Over US-India Trade Deal On February 12 | India News

Massive Protest Of Farmer Unions Over US-India Trade Deal On February 12 | India News

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Last Updated:February 08, 2026, 18:43 IST Samyukta Kisan Morchal slammed the India–US trade agreement, warning of mass protests and demanding Piyush Goyal’s resignation over threats to Indian agriculture and dairy sectors. Samyukta Kisan Morchal slammed the India–US trade agreement, warning of mass protests and demanding Piyush Goyal’s resignation over threats to Indian agriculture and dairy sectors. (AI Image) The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) on Friday strongly criticised the proposed interim India–US trade agreement framework, calling it a “total surrender” of Indian agriculture to American multinational corporations and demanding the immediate resignation of Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal. In a statement, the farmers’ group said the framework contradicted repeated government assurances that agriculture and dairy sectors would remain outside the scope of free trade agreements. It warned of “mass pan-India struggles” if the pact is finalised. The SKM (Non-Political) said it would soon convene a meeting to finalise plans for large-scale demonstrations. Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal said that while the commerce minister has publicly maintained that agriculture and dairy would be protected, the joint India–US …

Ola, Uber, Rapido Worker Unions Call Nationwide Strike On February 7: Know Their Demands | India News

Ola, Uber, Rapido Worker Unions Call Nationwide Strike On February 7: Know Their Demands | India News

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Last Updated:February 05, 2026, 20:44 IST Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union leads a nationwide strike on February 7, 2026, demanding regulated fares for Ola, Uber, Rapido and Porter, citing exploitation. Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union leads a nationwide strike on February 7, 2026, demanding regulated fares for Ola, Uber, Rapido and Porter, citing exploitation.(Representative Image) Gig worker unions representing drivers from Ola, Uber and Rapido have announced a nationwide strike on Saturday, February 7, 2026, demanding government intervention to regulate fares in the app-based transport sector. The protest, dubbed the ‘All India Breakdown’, is expected to see app-based drivers go offline for around six hours across the country. The strike is being led by the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU), which has accused ride-hailing platforms of arbitrarily setting fares despite the existence of the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines, 2025. Announcing the strike on X on Wednesday, the union said app-based transport workers nationwide would stop work to protest the absence of minimum fares and regulatory safeguards. “No minimum fares. No regulation. …

Unions raise concerns about overtime, definition of factory in draft code published by Karnataka govt

Unions raise concerns about overtime, definition of factory in draft code published by Karnataka govt

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The draft rules for the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, published by the Karnataka government on January 27, have capped the daily working hours at 10.5 hours, stipulating that a worker cannot be made to work more than 48 hours in a week. It further notes that the working day can be extended up to 12 hours for certain factories or categories of workers, if notified by the State Government.  This appears to be in the same vein as the proposed amendment to the Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishment Act, 1961, in June, 2025. The proposal then suggested increasing the daily working hours to 10 from the current nine hours, and to cap the total number of work hours at 12 a day, including overtime, inviting severe criticisms from trade unions.   Rest and overtime According to the rules, in case of overtime, the worker shall be eligible for compensation, which is twice his ordinary rate of wages.   While the draft rules limit overtime to a maximum of 144 hours in a quarter, this figure is almost thrice the existing limit. As per the Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1961, the total overtime worked must not exceed 50 hours in …

Banking operations to be hit on January 27 as unions to go on strike seeking five-day work week

Banking operations to be hit on January 27 as unions to go on strike seeking five-day work week

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Bank employees, under the banner of the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), protest demanding the implementation of a five-day banking week in Bhopal. File | Photo Credit: ANI Banking operations of public sector banks across the country are likely to be impacted with the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) deciding to go ahead with a nationwide strike on Tuesday (January 27, 2026) to press for the immediate implementation of a five-day work week. The strike call by the UFBU, an umbrella body of nine unions representing officers and employees, comes after a conciliation meeting on January 23 with the Chief Labour Commissioner failed to yield a positive outcome. With banks remaining closed on Sunday (January 25) and January 26 (Republic Day), the strike on Tuesday (January 27) will result in a disruption of branch-level services for three consecutive days. “Despite detailed discussions during the conciliation proceedings, there was no assurance on our demand. Hence, we have been compelled to proceed with the strike action,” All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA), a constituent of …

Banks closed on January 27? Here’s why staff unions are on strike, what it means for customers| India News

Banks closed on January 27? Here’s why staff unions are on strike, what it means for customers| India News

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Bank employee unions have called a nationwide strike for January 27 to press a long-pending demand for a five-day workweek. The strike was announced on January 23, and if it goes as planned, it would be a major disruption to public sector banking. The strike may not affect operations at branches of big private-sector banks such as HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and Kotak Mahindra Bank. (Bloomberg/ Representational) Most public sector banks have already informed their customers about disruptions to banking services if the strike materialises. Why January 27 strike may cause large disruption The potential January 27 strike will be a bigger disruption to public sector banking operations, as banks will be closed for three consecutive days. This is due to January 25 and 26 being holidays on account of being Sunday and Republic Day, respectively. The bank employees want a uniform five-day work week. Currently, they second and fourth Saturdays off, while working six days a week for the rest of the month. The strike may not affect operations at branches of big private-sector …

Trade unions call for strike against new Labour Codes, rural work law on February 12

Trade unions call for strike against new Labour Codes, rural work law on February 12

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A joint platform of ten Central Trade Unions (CTUs) has given a call here on Tuesday (December 21, 2025) for a general strike on February 12, 2026 against the implementation of the four new Labour Codes, amendments to MGNREGA, Insurance Act and various civil nuclear liability and nuclear energy laws. The CTUs, in a joint statement, alleged that the changes in the laws are a multi-pronged attack on people’s rights and entitlements. A national convention of workers, scheduled here on January 9, will formally ratify the call to strike. ‘Blatant attacks on people’ “If the government still tries to pursue the notification of rules under the codes and does not repeal them, the CTUs will be compelled to go for further strong actions, including a multiple-day general strike, besides sectoral resistance actions,” the statement said. The unions expressed deep anguish over the “blatant attacks” on people by the Narendra Modi government inside and outside Parliament. “The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act will allow private and foreign players to …

Trade unions call for strike against new Labour Codes, rural work law on February 12

Unions, Opposition in West Bengal to resist ‘diversion of tea garden land’

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West Bengal’s decision to allow tea gardens to use 30% of the land for purposes other than tea cultivation so estate owners can explore alternative businesses has evoked a strong response from tea garden unions and Opposition parties. Darjeeling BJP MP Raju Bista, in a statement, said that this policy threatens indigenous groups — the Gorkhas, Adivasis, Rajbangshis, Bengali, Rabha, Koche, Meche, Toto, and others who have long faced exploitation. The Paschim Banga Cha Majoor Samity, a union of tea garden workers, has demanded the immediate withdrawal of the Land Diversion Policy that allows 30% of tea plantation land to be used on a freehold basis for tourism and other industries, as such a policy would harm the interests of workers, for tourism as an industry employs far fewer people than the tea industry does. The union also urged “the State government to abandon its pro-corporate agenda and prioritise the protection and sustainable development of the tea industry.” Anti-worker policy “Paschim Banga Cha Majoor Samity calls upon all workers, trade unions, civil society organisations, and …

Budget is anti-people and anti-farmer, say all-party trade unions

Budget is anti-people and anti-farmer, say all-party trade unions

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Representatives of all-party trade unions staging a protest against what they termed an ‘anti-people’ budget, and demanding abolition of the four Labour Codes, brought out by the Centre, in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: V. RAJU The all-party trade unions have termed the Union Budget 2025-26 as anti-people, anti-farmer and anti-worker, and appealed to the working class to oppose the same. They also demanded the Centre to scrap the four Labour Codes which they said are detrimental to the interests of the working class. Leaders of various trade unions held a protest at the GVMC Gandhi Statue in the city on Wednesday. Addressing the gathering, the leaders have said the Centre has put on sale public sector undertakings. In the name of National Monetisation Pipeline, the Centre is trying to sell away the assets of PSUs to corporates, they alleged. The trade union leaders termed the Union Budget introduced recently as ‘corporate-friendly’ Budget and there was no allocation of funds for farmers, agriculture, Dalits, tribals and working class. Medical and education sectors have also …