Labour Reforms
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Bharat Bandh today: People face inconvenience as strike disrupts government offices
India | Feb 12, 2026, 04:22 PM ISTThe Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has declared its complete support for the strike, and unions representing agricultural work
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Bharat Bandh tomorrow: Know what's open and what's closed across India as trade unions announce stir
India | Feb 11, 2026, 09:54 AM ISTOrganisers have said the protest could see participation from more than 30 crore workers. A joint platform representing ten central trade unions has confirmed that the strike will proceed as planned.
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Bharat Bandh today: Who called the nationwide protest and why? All you need to know
India | Jul 09, 2025, 12:01 AM ISTOver 25 crore workers and farmers are likely to join the Bharat Bandh on Wednesday, July 9, called by 10 central trade unions and backed by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha. The protest targets the Union government's labour reforms, privatisation drive and rising inequality.
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Protesters stop bus in Hubli to demonstrate Karnataka bandh
News | Sep 28, 2020, 02:40 PM ISTFarmers' organisations have called a state-wide bandh in Karnataka on September 28. To demonstrate, protesters sat on a road in Hubli in a bid to stop a bus.
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Govt to move ahead on labour reforms with new Bill, extend Minimum Wages Act across sectors
India | Jun 09, 2019, 11:09 AM ISTThis is part of the government's efforts to move aggressively on labour reforms -- to bring equity in wages across sectors and take into account the fact that over 90 per cent of the workforce is in the unorganised sector.
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Modi government likely to bring new bill on labour reforms
India | Jun 09, 2019, 10:51 AM ISTIn what could be a significant improvement over existing wage rules, the government is likely to extend the applicability of the Minimum Wages Act to all forms of employment and workers in both the organised and the unorganised sectors.
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PM Narendra Modi shows deep involvement with labour initiatives
India | Oct 16, 2014, 03:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday sought to expand the political capital of his government by reaching out to vast sections of people, including the poor and the industrialists, in a speech that laid