Strike by trade unions, drivers disrupts vehicular movement in various areas

VEHICULAR movement in different parts of Odisha including in the capital city of Bhubaneswar has been affected on Wednesday due to strike by trade unions and drivers’ associations.

- PBD BUREAU/PTI

Ajoint forum of 10 central trade unions has been staging a Bharat bandh, or ‘a nationwide strike, since Wednesday morning in protest against the four labour codes, contractualisation, and privatisation of PSUs among others.

The forum of ten central trade unions and their associates, which include, All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), HMS, Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC), Trade Union Coordination Centre (TUCC), Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA), All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU), Labour Progressive Federation (LPF) and United Trade Union Congress (UTUC) are participating in the nationwide protest.

Opposition Congress and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) have extended their support to the protest of trade unions.

Similarly, the drivers of different transportation vehicles including buses, taxis, and trucks have resorted to the cease work protest since Tuesday morning demanding welfare measures for the drivers in the state.

The protestors staged demonstrations in different places and blocked several roads including national highways in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Balasore, Bolangir, and Sambalpur.