Trade unions stage picketing, prison fill protest in Madurai against Union government policies
Trade unions across India held nationwide protests and picketing events to demand better labor rights and oppose government policies. Key demands include higher minimum wages, the withdrawal of specific labor and education acts, and the protection of public sector undertakings.
Why it matters
The protest highlights growing friction between organized labor groups and the Indian government regarding economic reforms and privatization efforts.
Emphasising the demands of working-class people, including labourers, farmers and agricultural labourers, and condemning the anti-labour and anti-people policies of the Union BJP government, a nationwide picketing and prison-fill protest was held on Monday.
As part of the protest, a rally involving workers started from the Kattabomman statue in Madurai and proceeded towards the railway station, where a picketing and prison-fill protest was organised.
Trade unions, including CITU, LPF, AITUC, INTUC, TUTC, UTUC, HMS, MLF and AIUTUC, participated in the protest.
The key demands included the immediate withdrawal of the four anti-labour codes, enactment of a law to provide a minimum monthly wage of ₹26,000 for workers, fixing a remunerative Minimum Support Price (MSP) for agricultural produce, withdrawal of the Electricity Amendment Act 2025 and withdrawal of the Seeds Act 2025.
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