Overview

• Workers in banking, insurance, postal services, coal mining, highways, construction and state transport sectors are poised to halt operations nationwide.
• Farmers and rural labourers under the Samyukta Kisan Morcha have thrown their weight behind the mobilisation.
• The protest seeks repeal of four recently enacted labour codes that critics say undermine collective bargaining rights, extend working hours and shield employers from legal penalties.
• Union leaders submitted a 17-point charter of demands to Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya last year and say the government has yet to engage.
• This action follows earlier nationwide walkouts in November 2020, March 2022 and February 2024 in sustained campaigns against pro-corporate economic policies.