India's workers strike to protest 'anti-labour' policies
- Published: 20 Feb 2013 at 04.43
- Online news: Asia
Millions of India's workers walked off their jobs on Wednesday in a two-day nationwide strike called by trade unions to protest at the "anti-labour" policies of the embattled government.
Indian workers rally during a two-day strike called by trade unions opposing the government's economic policies in Hyderabad on February 20, 2013. Millions of India's workers walked off their jobs on Wednesday in a two-day nationwide strike called by trade unions to protest at the "anti-labour" policies of the embattled government.
Financial services and transport were hit by the strike called by 11 major workers' groups to protest against a string of pro-market economic reforms announced by the government last year, as well as high inflation and rising fuel prices.
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