US EditionBharat Bandh on 9 July 2025: Over 25 Crore Workers to Go on Strike — Are Banks, Schools, Colleges Open Tomorrow?
- A nationwide general strike called Bharat Bandh is scheduled for July 9, 2025, involving over 25 crore workers across India.
- A coalition of ten major central trade unions organized the strike in response to government measures viewed as detrimental to workers, including the introduction of four new labour codes.
- Key sectors expected to be disrupted include banking, insurance, postal, coal mining, transport, and electricity, with over 27 lakh power workers joining the protest and farmers supporting rallies in rural areas.
- Unions accuse the government of neglecting the welfare state, disregarding key requests such as adjusting minimum wages according to Supreme Court directives, and not convening the annual labour conference for more than ten years.
- The strike is anticipated to cause major interruptions to public services and everyday activities, although many schools and colleges are predicted to stay open despite potential transport challenges.
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A nationwide strike has been organised for 9 July by a joint platform of 10 central trade unions, involving as many as 25 crore workers from both formal and informal sectors, with farmers and agricultural labourers from rural India also joining in the 'Bharat Bandh'. The strike aims to oppose the government's policies, which the unions describe as pro-corporate and anti-worker. Leaders from major unions, including AITUC – All India Trade Union C…
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Bharat Bandh on 9 July 2025: Over 25 crore workers to go on strike — Are banks, schools, colleges open tomorrow?
The Bharat Bandh tomorrow may potentially disrupt services across the country, as many workers from several unions will be protesting the “anti-worker, anti-farmer and anti-national pro-corporate policies of the government”.
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