Important services like banks, insurance, postal, coal mining, highways, construction, and government transport in many states may be affected tomorrow i.e. on July 9. This is because 10 central trade unions and their affiliate organizations claim that more than 25 crore employees will be on strike tomorrow across the country. Trade unions are against privatization and 4 new labor codes. They are opposing the policies of the Center, which they consider anti-labor, anti-farmer and pro-corporate. According to the Periodic Labor Force Survey, there are 56 crore employees in the public and private sectors in the country. In this, there are 50 crore employees in the informal sector and 6 crore in the formal sector. Difference between formal and informal sector? Formal sector means those jobs or businesses where everything is clear and under the rules. Like government offices, banks, big factories, or multinational companies. Here the salary is fixed, benefits like provident fund, health insurance, and holidays are available. The informal sector is where work is done in a loose manner and there are not many rules and regulations. Such as small shops, street vendors, auto rickshaw drivers, or sewing work in homes. Here salary or earnings are not fixed, no PF or insurance is given, and working hours are also irregular. Let us understand this whole matter through questions and answers Question 1: Who all are joining this strike? Answer: Amarjit Kaur of All India Trade Union Congress said – More than 25 crore workers are going to join this strike. Farmers and rural laborers will also support this protest. It includes employees from many sectors like banks, post, coal mining, insurance, transport, factories and construction. Apart from this, farmers and rural laborers will also join this protest. Sectors like railways and tourism have been excluded from this strike. Question 2: Why have the trade unions called this strike? Answer: Trade unions say that the government’s policies are against laborers and farmers. They allege that the government is privatizing public sector companies to benefit the corporates, taking away the rights of workers and weakening the rights of workers like strike and collective bargaining through four new labor codes. Question 3: What will be affected by this strike? Answer: Many essential services may be affected by this strike. Specifically: Question 4: Will schools and colleges also remain closed? Answer: There is no clear information about schools and colleges that they will remain completely closed. There may be difficulty in commuting due to disruption in transport services. If you are associated with any school or college, it would be better to contact the local administration or institution. Question 5: Is anyone else supporting this strike? Answer: Yes, this strike has also received support from the United Kisan Morcha (SKM) and agricultural workers’ organizations. They will organize large-scale protests, rallies and meetings in rural areas. Apart from this, some opposition parties are also supporting this strike. Question 6: Have such strikes happened before? Answer: Yes, trade unions have conducted such nationwide strikes before. Similar strikes were held in November 2020, March 2022 and February 2024, in which lakhs of employees and farmers participated. Question 7: Will this strike be completely peaceful? Answer: The unions say that this strike will be peaceful and its purpose is to draw the attention of the government towards the problems of workers and farmers. However, such a large-scale strike may create a situation of tension or inconvenience in some places. Question 8: What is the government’s stand on this strike? Answer: So far no official statement has come from the government on this strike. But looking at the earlier strikes, the government has often described them as having “limited impact”. This time too, tensions between the government and the unions may increase, as the unions are demanding a change in the government’s policies. ————————- Read this news too… Banks will remain closed for 13 days this month: Apart from 4 Sundays and 2 Saturdays in July, banks will remain closed for 7 days at different places. This month, i.e. in July, banks will remain closed for a total of 13 days in different states and cities. Apart from 4 Sundays and second-fourth Saturdays, banks will remain closed for 7 days at different places. In such a situation, if you have any important bank related work this month, then you can go to the bank except on these holidays. See here when banks will remain closed in your state and city in the month of June… Read the full news
