One of the Biggest Strikes Ever in the World- Several States in India Shut to Protest Against Laws by Modi- Government
In one of the biggest strikes by workers in India, joined by protesting farmers, several states saw a complete shutdown on Thursday.
As per reports over 25 crore workers across sectors participated in the strike, called by 10 central trade unions and hundreds of worker associations and federations in perhaps the biggest ever coordinated general strike anywhere in the world.
Several states including Kerala, Puducherry, Odisha, Assam and Telangana witnessed a complete shutdown while normal life was partially affected in several other states as workers struck work and took to the streets, protesting against what is being called “anti-worker” and pro-corporate policies and labour laws as well as the new farm bills brought in by the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata party government.
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