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Central trade unions call for nationwide strike on January 8

Trade unions to go on a nationwide strike on January 8 against government's alleged failure to respond to demands of workersUnions seek overhaul of labour laws in favour of the workers

1 min read30 Sep 2019
Industry

Petrol pumps may observe nationwide strike on 15 November

Petrol pumps will be selling fuel for limited hours from Saturday and will not operate on Sundays or any other government holidays, says CIPD

1 min read4 Nov 2016
Politics

Government hikes unskilled labourers’ minimum wage to Rs350 per day

The pay hike will benefit more than 10 million workers in sectors under the central government, but labour unions will go ahead with strike on 2 September

3 min read31 Aug 2016
Politics

Nationwide strike: Panel to meet Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh on Tuesday

Panel led by finance minister Arun Jaitley to meet the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh to discuss their demands

2 min read15 Aug 2016
News

Bangladesh hangs Islamist leader Motiur R Nizami for rape, genocide in 1971 war

Jamaat-e-Islami, which has said the charges against Nizami were baseless, called for a nationwide strike on Wednesday in protest

2 min read11 May 2016
Politics

Trade unions call nationwide strike on 2 September

Trade unions say they will go on one-day nationwide strike on 2 September to protest against unilateral amendments in labour laws

2 min read30 Mar 2016
Industry

Bank unions call for nationwide strike on 2 December

The strike call is to press for addressing issues like de-linking associate banks from SBI, extending compassionate appointments as per govt guidelines

1 min read24 Oct 2015
Politics

Coal India unions plan nationwide strike to protest share sale

The govt plans to sell 10% in the company as part of a Rs63,400 crore, asset-sale programme to narrow the fiscal deficit to a seven-year low

1 min read31 Oct 2014
News

Police fire on protesters in strike-hit Bangladesh

Two killed, nationwide strike in protest at the conviction of a top Islamist for war crimes

2 min read16 Jul 2013
News

Strike over ‘mass killing’ of Islamists in Bangladesh

Dhaka roads, inter-city motorways were empty as bus and lorry operators suspended their services

1 min read8 May 2013
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