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First day of the nationwide strike fails to impact apparel units

The first day of the two-day nationwide strike called by 10 central trade unions had little impact on textile and garment manufacturing hubs of India. All India Trade Union Congress and few other unions are protesting against the government’s “anti-worker, anti-national” policies, including unilateral labour law reforms, privatisation of public sector entities, policies encouraging contract work and ‘destroying’ job security, etc. Unions are demanding a raise in minimum wages to Rs. 18,000 besides demanding an increase in the minimum pension wages to Rs. 3000, among others.

To ensure peace in industrial areas, administration and industry co-operated with each other. Lalit Thukral, President, Noida Apparel Export Cluster (NAEC), urged exporters to open factories and have regular working hours.

Most factories in Surat, Ahmedabad, Bhiwandi, Coimbatore and Tirupur, ran smoothly. However, in specific areas, some apparel manufacturers were forced to close their units. Similarly, many apparel manufacturers in Bengaluru closed their factories for the day, while those who opened, witnessed high absenteeism. Kolkata too was little affected by the strike.

 

 
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