Thiruvananthapuram, July 8 -- Terming it politically motivated and unnecessary, the Federation of Employees and Teachers Organisations (FETO) has urged employees to reject the strike announced by left-leaning service organisations in Kerala in support of the national strike called by a few trade unions on July 9.
"The primary demand of the strike is the withdrawal of the four new labour codes. However, the modernisation of outdated labour laws is a longstanding and common demand of the working class," FETO Kerala General Secretary J. Mahadevan said today.
"The Wage Code and the Social Security Code, in particular, are historically significant and highly beneficial to workers. Despite 44 labour laws being consolidated into four codes, the ...