New Delhi, July 9 -- A joint union of 10 trading organisations have called for a nationwide strike or Bharat Bandh today on July 9, Wednesday, to protest against new labour codes and privatisation.

The Bharat Bandh today will also raise its voice for demands such as minimum wage of Rs.26,000 and old pension scheme, trade union leaders said.

The trade unions organising the Bharat Bandh on July 9 expect over 25 crore workers engaged in sectors ranging from banking, insurance, postal to coal mining, highway and construction, apart from farmers and agricultural labourers, to join the nationwide strike.

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