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A protest was organised by trade unions, owing allegiance to the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), at the Visakhapatnam Port Trust here on Wednesday demanding withdrawal of the proposal to privatise major ports in the country and against the proposed privatisation of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP).
United Port and Dock Employees Union secretary B. Jagan told the gathering that the NDA government seemed to be in a great hurry to implement new economic policies. “Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had proposed to raise ₹1.75 lakh crore through the sale of Public Sector Undertakings and to sell one of the major ports, which was earning high profits, to private entities. A proposal was also made to raise ₹2,000 crore through the sale of the assets of major ports,” Mr. Jagan a
Trade unions call for nationwide protest on Wednesday against privatisation, other policies in Budget
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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.
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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
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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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None of the demands raised by trade unions incorporated, says BMS
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None of the demands raised by trade unions incorporated, says BMS
Several central trade unions, including the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, said the Budget was against the interests of workers, while promoting those of corporates.
The All-India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) said the Budget repeated earlier announcements made by the Minister.
“The workers and farmers are ignored in favour of looters of our national assets. The Budget continues in the direction of selling our public sector banks, disinvesting LIC up to 75% and pursuing the disinvestment and privatisation moves in the already announced profit-making public sector enterprises and further
GUWAHATI: All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu) on Thursday staged a protest against the rising fuel prices near Judge’s Field in Guwahati. Petrol prices have climbed to Rs 89 per litre, while diesel was selling at Rs 82.67per litre in the city on Thursday.
The price of petrol and diesel is higher in the state due to the imposition of the additional Covid-related taxes. In April last year, Assam had increased petrol and diesel prices by Rs 5 per litre each to make up for an anticipated loss of about 50% in its crude oil royalty from oil-producing companies if prices in the international market drastically fall due to the Covid-19 crisis.