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Trade unions call for nationwide protest on Wednesday against privatisation, other policies in Budget
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Last Updated: Feb 02, 2021, 05:07 PM IST
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A joint platform of 10 central trade unions on Tuesday gave a call for a nationwide protest on February 3 against privatisation and other anti-people policies proposed in the Budget for 2021-22 and to press for scrapping labour codes and providing income and food support to the families of poor workers.
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The unions said that the budget presented by the Finance Minister is full of rhetoric and far away from the ground realities.
NEW DELHI: A joint platform of 10 central trade unions on Tuesday gave a call for a nationwide protest on February 3 against privatisation and other anti-people policies proposed in the Budget for 2021-22 and to press for scrapping labour codes and providing income and food support to the families of poor workers.
Trade unions call for nationwide protest on Wed against privatisation PTI
Updated : Feb 2, 2021, 9:24 pm IST
The unions said that the budget presented by the Finance Minister is full of rhetoric and far away from the ground realities
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New Delhi: A joint platform of 10 central trade unions on Tuesday gave a call for a nationwide protest on February 3 against privatisation and other anti-people policies proposed in the Budget for 2021-22 and to press for scrapping labour codes and providing income and food support to the families of poor workers.
The ten central trade unions are Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS), Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC), Trade Union Co-ordination Centre (TUCC), Self-Employed Women s Association (SEWA), All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICC
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