Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) today announced its support to the September 2 all-India general strike called by central trade unions against the BJP-led NDA government's alleged "anti-labour" policies.
The unions have called the strike demanding withdrawal of "anti-working" and "pro-corporate" labour and land reforms, provision for minimum wages of not less than Rs 15,000 per month, same wage and benefits for contract workers at par with regular workers, universalisation of public distribution system, stoppage of FDI in railways, insurance and defense, etc.
"DYFI will organise protest marches to a central government office of all the district headquarters in the country on August 31, expressing solidarity for the September 2 strike and raising various issues concerning youth," it said in a statement.
DYFI warned that the agitation will escalate further if the Centre does not respond to the burning demands of workers.
