Govt staff threaten strike over FDI push

Central government employees’ unions have threatened to go on an indefinite strike to protest against the BJP government’s decision to allow foreign direct investment in railways and defence.
National Joint Council of Action of the Central Government Employees at a convention also put up a 10-point charter of demands to the government.

“Immediately on assump tion of power, the new government has declared a total ban on recruitment, 100% FDI in railways and its privatization, increasing FDI to 49% in defence sector, closure of printing presses, publication, stationery and forms offices and medical store depots, corporatization of postal services, amended the labour laws against the interest of workers and many other anti-worker policies,” said a statement from Shiva Gopal Mishra, convener of the joint council.

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