New Delhi: RSS-backed
labour body
Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh had said it will stage a nation-wide protest on May 20 against the increase of working hours by the state governments of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha, Goa and Maharashtra.
The move is a blatant violation of labour laws and democratic rights of workers, and has pushed them to a wall, the organisation said. Several States have done away with old legislations that guarantee security to workers, in a move that has been bitterly opposed by labour unions.
“The working hours have been increased from 8 to 12 hours. It is learnt that many other states are readying to follow the trend. This is unheard of in history and is rare even in the most undemocratic countries,”
BMS chief Virjesh Upadhyay said in a statement.