Labour unions protest against privatisation, agri reform bills
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Labour unions protest against privatisation, agri reform bills
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Coimbatore: Labour unions in the district on Monday came together to protest against the Centre’s move to amend labour laws, privatise government sectors and also against the farm bills.The Centre and the state should pay Rs 7,500 per month for April, May and June to workers of unorganised sectors, whose livelihood was hit due to the lockdown, they said and also demanded that retrenchment and pay cuts must be stopped. Members of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) and All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU) and other unions took part in the protests held at the collectorate, unorgainsed sector workers welfare board office and other locations.The protesters also opposed the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill and Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill — which they termed as anti-farmer. Protesters burnt copies of the bills at Thadagam.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2020-09-24
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Coimbatore