Railwaymen affiliated to Southern Railway Mazdoor Union on Friday observed Martyrs Day in remembrance of those who had lost their lives while participating in the 1968 railway strike.

The union’s Madurai divisional secretary J.M. Rafi said that the workers had fought for need-based minimum wage, full neutralisation of dearness allowance, revocation of dismissal of works and eradication of the practice of contract and temporary work.