The nationwide labour union strike witnessed mixed response in the State on Thursday, in some areas like banks, insurance it was completely successful but in coal production it remained partially effective at some places.
According to trade unions, the production and transportation of coal in CCL, ECL was completely stalled. There was a strike in CMPDI. The impact of the strike in BCCL was partial.
Barring SBI and some private banks, workers were on complete strike in many insurance companies including LIC. Anganwadi, Sahia, mid-day meal worker, para teacher and State Government employees were on strike. The impact of the strike in the Central Government offices was partial.
The strike in the State was led by CITU, INTUC, ACTU, AITUC, TUCC and AIUTUC. Labour workers' organizations took out processions and organized sit-in demonstrations and raised slogans against the Modig Government at several places across the State.
Jharkhand, INTUC General Secretary, Rakeshwar Pandey said that the movement was against the anti-people policies of the Central government, which was successful in many areas. In these laws mainly were the Agricultural Bill, the amended Electricity Act, changes in labour laws.
Along with this, the workers of Bokaro Steel Plant, Adityapur Industrial Area Industries, NTPC, Sales Promotion, Indian Oil Depot went on strike. In stone mining, iron sponges of Dhanbad Bokaro, iron mines of Kiriburu and others 70 percent of the workers were on strike.
