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.
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