It seems that the stage has been ready to set for a two-day strike started from today midnight by different trade unions. The strike has been called by about eleven registered trade unions and it will be start from todays mid night.
Meanwhile Assocham has urged central trade unions to withdraw the Feb 20-21 two-day-strike as the economy would lose Rs.15,000-20,000 crore due to the disruption.
The mega strike has been called by various trade unions of the country who have been united under a umbrella cutting across the party lines. The organizations have been opposing and protesting against the anti people policies of UPA government including price rise, poor implementation of labour laws and various demands.
However industry body Assocham hasurged central trade unions to withdraw the Feb 20-21 two-day-strike as the economy would lose Rs.15,000-20,000 crore due to the disruption.
"The government has adopted an economic policy which creates inflation and recession. This is frustrating," Ramakrushna Panda, national Secretary of All India Trade Union Congress.
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) said it estimated the national loss figures based on the daily erosion of about 30-40 per cent to the country's gross domestic production (GDP) for two days.
Assocham president Rajkumar Dhoot said, "The national economy, battling a slowdown, can ill-afford this situation.In fact, the strike would aggravate the price situation because of disruption in the supply of essential commodities."
(With inputs from IANS)
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