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The Hindu
09-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Poor response to ‘Bharat Bandh' in southern districts
The trade unions-sponsored 'Bharat Bandh' on Wednesday had little impact on the normal life in the four southern districts (Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi and Kanniyakumari). Condemning the Union government's failure to contain inflation, unprecedented job loss, hike in minimum salary and wages, privatisation of public sector undertakings, outsourcing of vital works of government departments and demanding restoration of old pension scheme, withdrawal of 'anti-labour' policies, filling-up of vacancies, the trade unions called for nation-wide bandh on Wednesday. A section of the members of JACTTO - GEO went on casual leave to extend support to the protest which had little impact in the functioning of the government offices. They also participated in the demonstrations organised at Vannarpet as part of the bandh. However, banking operations were hit as only the officers had reported for duty. The schools and the colleges functioned as usual with more than 90% of the teachers reported for work. The buses were operated as usual. When the protesting trade union workers staged road rokos at Nanguneri, Veeravanallur, Mukkoodal, Maanur and Vickramasingapuram, the police arrested more than 250 persons. In Thoothukudi, the members of trade unions organised road roko at Thoothukudi, Tiruchendur, Kovilpatti, Kadambur, Srivaikundam and Sattankulam in the district where the police detained 1,011 protestors. Operation in VOC Port was as usual as only 20% of the workers participated in the strike. In Kanniyakumari district, the police arrested 1,103 persons as they attempted to block traffic at 9 places to highlight their demands and 1,100 persons were detained in Tenkasi district where the agitation was organised at 11 places.
New Indian Express
09-07-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
National strike: TN warns ‘no work, no pay'
CHENNAI: Even as JACTTO-GEO and a few other organisations have supported the national-level strike protesting the 'anti-people' and 'anti-labour' policies of the union government on July 9, the state government has warned that the 'No work, no pay' principle will be enforced on July 9 for all employees of the state government if they stay away from work. The government said disciplinary action will be taken against the employees who are absent, part-time employees, those on daily wages and those on consolidated pay will be liable to be discharged from service. The strike has been called by 10 trade unions, including the Labour Progressive Front (LPF) affiliated to the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) affiliated to the Congress party, Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) affiliated to the CPM and All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), affiliated to the CPI. Chief secretary N Muruganandam, in his letter to all district collectors and heads of the departments in the secretariat, said that on the day of the strike, any application for casual leave or any other leave other than medical should not be allowed, and a report on the attendance position should be sent to the government by 10. 15 am on July 9. He also said taking part in a strike or demonstration or any other form of agitation by the employees amounts to a violation of rules 20, 22 and 22-A of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants Conduct Rules, 1973.
