PANJIM:
All trade unions and employee associations under the banner of Goa Convention
of Workers have decided to participate in the nationwide strike on September 2
called to press for their 12 point charter of demands and against anti-labour
and anti-people government policies.
Addressing
the media, Goa Convention of Workers Convenor Suhas Naik stated the strike is
to protest the sweeping changes the government has proposed to the existing
labour laws which will push the working people out of the coverage of these labour legislations.
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“Efforts
are being made to undermine farmers’ and workers’ rights. It is a protest
against Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in financial sectors (public sector
banks) railways, defence including retail trade. It is to protest against
‘corporatization’ of major ports, defence ordinance factories which will open
up the gates of ‘privatization’ to foreign multinational companies,” Naik said.
Stating
that trade unions are opposing anti-labour policies he said the onslaught on
the working people’s rights have increased and have been accentuated during the
last two years.
Naik
said, workers employed in various factories, industries, mines, port and dock
will join the strike and all industrial estates will remain closed. Employees
of public sector banks and insurance companies will also participate, he added.
All trade unions
have also decided to hold a protest demonstration on August 17 from
10.00 am onwards at Kranti Circle, Panjim to highlight their demands.
