India, July 14 -- The Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions and several Independent Sectoral Federations/Associations, except the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), on "anti-labour and anti-people" policies of the central government, organised a Nationwide General Strike on July 9, 2025, following the May 20 schedule. Their primary demands included "protection of minimum wages, social security, and employment rights, opposition to the implementation of labor codes perceived as anti-worker, reinstatement of retrenched workers, especially contract workers, and immediate consultation with trade unions through the Indian Labour Conference and other forums."

And again, the Kerala ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activists) workers' strike, which l...