Ludhiana, July 10 -- Responding to the call for a nationwide strike protesting the four new labour codes brought in by the Union government, several unions of employees staged protests across the city while demanding hike in wages, old pension scheme, better working conditions, no privatisation in government sector, etc on Wednesday.

The local labour unions, Karkhana Mazdoor Union, Steel Workers' Union, Surinder Singh, Inquilabi Mazdoor Kendra, Punjab (MASHA), Textile-Hosiery Kamgar Union, Lok Ekta Sangathan, Moulder and Steel Workers Union, Revolutionary Mazdoor Kendra, held a demonstration at Samrala Chowk. "The condition of workers in various economic sectors and workplaces is very bad," said Karkhana Mazdoor Union president Lakhwinde...