Overview

• More than 25 crore workers from banking, postal, coal mining, construction and transport sectors have joined today’s general strike.
• Banking operations and postal services have largely shut down while coal mines, factories and state-run buses remain halted.
• Schools, colleges and most private offices are operating as usual but commuters face widespread delays from road blockades and transport shortages.
• Unions accuse the government of pursuing pro-corporate reforms that weaken worker protections after a decade without convening the Indian Labour Conference.
• Demonstrators are also calling for the filling of sanctioned vacancies, higher MGNREGA wages and the introduction of an urban employment guarantee scheme.