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“The labour class has been demanding abolishment of contractual employment system. They said policies such as fixed-term employment, national employability enhancement mission and changes in rules for plant closures are completely anti- worker steps adopted by the government.“Earlier, any company with 100 workers or below could close the factory by issuing a notice to the labour department. During last several months, multiple protests have been held by workers in the Gurgaon-Manesar industrial belt.“We have been submitting applications to the government, but no response came from the authorities. This has encouraged many factories to shut down in the Gurgaon – Manesar belt, and many more are likely to shut in coming days,” said Atul Kumar of Bellsoinca Employees Union.The Centre had in March allowed fixed-term employment for all sectors. Now the strength of employees has been increased to 300..