Summary:
“The two-day protest in the state is part of the nationwide strike called by all major labour unions. This will be the third strike by the labour unions across the country since 2015 on the 12-point charter of demands. It has created fear among the labour unions that this would lead to a “hire-and-fire policy” jeopardising job security. The labour unions allege that the government has been taking “pro-corporate” and “anti-people” decisions despite the opposition they have been met with. The labour unions have held one-day protests in September, 2015, and in 2016, apart from several protests..