A joint platform of ten Central Trade Unions (CTUs) has given a call here on Tuesday (December 21, 2025) for a general strike on February 12, 2026 against the implementation of the four new Labour Codes, amendments to MGNREGA, Insurance Act and various civil nuclear liability and nuclear energy laws.
The CTUs, in a joint statement, alleged that the changes in the laws are a multi-pronged attack on people’s rights and entitlements. A national convention of workers, scheduled here on January 9, will formally ratify the call to strike.
‘Blatant attacks on people’
“If the government still tries to pursue the notification of rules under the codes and does not repeal them, the CTUs will be compelled to go for further strong actions, including a multiple-day general strike, besides sectoral resistance actions,” the statement said.
The unions expressed deep anguish over the “blatant attacks” on people by the Narendra Modi government inside and outside Parliament.
