11 central trade unions of India, including Bharatiya Majdoor Sangh (BMS), an affiliate of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have called for a national strike on 10 March protesting the central government’s labor law reform project. The latest controversial measure is a decree that ‘protects’ start-up companies from labor inspectorate visits for a period of three years.
Unions see the government as looking to exclude up to 75% of employees from labor law protection. Relations are tense between the government and the trade unions. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made reform of the country’s current labor laws a top priority, arguing that the current body of legislation is seen as archaic and unattractive for foreign investors. Trade unions organized their first general strike on 02 September 2015 (c.f. article No. 9219) protesting the reform project with the p
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