Important services like bank, insurance, postal mining, highway, construction, and government transport in many states can be affected today i.e. July 9.
This is because 10 central trade unions and their associate organizations have called a strike. The union claims that more than 25 crore employees across the country will participate in the strike.
Trade unions are opposed to privatization and 4 new labor codes. They are opposing the policies of the Center, which they consider anti-laborer, anti-farmer and corporate supporters.
According to the Periodic Labor Force Survey, there are 56 crore employees in public and private sectors in the country. It has 50 crore employees in the informal sector and 6 crore employees in the formal sector.
Understand this whole matter through questions and answers…
Question 1: Who is joining this strike?
answer:Amarjeet Kaur of All India Trade Union Congress said- More than 25 crore workers are going to participate in this strike. Farmers and rural laborers will also support this demonstration.
This includes employees of several sectors like bank, post, coal mining, insurance, transport, factories and construction. Apart from this, farmers and rural laborers will also join this protest. Sectors like railway and tourism have been excluded from this strike.
Question 2: Why has trade unions called this strike?
answer: Trade unions say that the policies of the government are against laborers and farmers. They allege that the government is privatizing the public sector companies to benefit the corporates, snatching the rights of the workers and weakening the rights such as the workers to strike and the collective bargaining through four new labor codes.
Question 3: What will be affected by this strike?
answer: Many essential services can be affected by this strike. Especially:
- Banking: Government and cooperative banks may remain closed or services may be limited.
- Postal services: Work may come to a standstill, which may delay postal delivery.
- transportation: Government buses and state transport services can stop, which will cause problems.
- coal mining: Work in coal mining and industrial units may stop.
- Insurance Sector: Work in offices of LIC and other insurance companies will be affected.
Question 4: Will schools and colleges also remain closed?
answer: There is no clear information about schools and colleges that they will remain completely closed. There may be difficulty in movement due to the affect of transport services. If you are connected to a school or college, it would be better to contact the local administration or institute.
Question 5: Is anyone more supporting this strike?
answer: Yes, this strike has also received support from United Kisan Morcha (SKM) and agricultural laborers organizations. They will hold mass protests, rallies and meetings in rural areas. Apart from this, some opposition parties are also supporting this strike.
Question 6: Has has such a strike happened before?
answer: Yes, trade unions have already done such nationwide strikes. Similar strikes took place in November 2020, March 2022 and February 2024, in which millions of employees and farmers took part.
Question 7: Will this strike be completely peaceful?
answer: Unions say that this strike will be peaceful and its purpose is to draw the attention of the government towards the problems of laborers and farmers. However, such a large scale strike can create a situation of tension or discomfort in some places.
Question 8: What is the government’s stand on this strike?
answer: So far no official statement has been revealed by the government on this strike. But if we look at the earlier strikes, the government has often described them as “limited effects”. This time too, tension between the government and unions may increase, as unions are demanding to change the policies of the government.
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