Photo: HTNew Delhi: Demanding social security and a minimum monthly salary of Rs24,000, scores of transport workers across India will go on a strike for two days from tomorrow. Operators of Mumbai’s BEST buses, Bengaluru’s Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) and Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses have threatened to join the nationwide protest against “anti-worker” government policies. “The workers are not covered by any labour law and do not have any social security. Their demands include enactment of the Social Security Act and setting of a minimum wage of Rs24,000 for unorganised transport workers. Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) is protesting against the government’s move to amend the Trade Union Act 1926 in the name of bringing about “so-called transparency”.

Source: Mint January 07, 2019 11:33 UTC