New Delhi: A nationwide general strike is going to be held on November 26 by the central trade unions. The All India Bank Employees Union (AIBEA) has also announced to join this strike. The strike has been called against the anti-labor policies of the central government. Except the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, 10 central trade unions have announced a nationwide general strike on 26 November.
“Lok Sabha has passed three new labor laws in the recently concluded session and abolished 27 existing laws in the name of ease of doing business,” AIBEA said in a statement on Tuesday. These laws are purely in the interest of the corporate world. In this process, 75 percent workers have been excluded from the purview of labor laws. These workers will not get any kind of protection under the new laws. “
AIBEA also says that on 26 November, bank employees will also focus on their demands such as opposing bank privatization, opposing outsourcing and contract systems, adequate appointments, tough action against big corporate defaulters, increase in interest rate of bank deposits and Service charge reduction. The statement said that the present government is advancing its agenda of privatization in the name of self-reliant India and mass privatization in the core sectors of economy including banking.
