The CITU Karnataka State Committee had called for the State-wide protest on May 12, 2026, across all district centres and workplaces in accordance with the call given by the CITU All India Committee.
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Workers across the State under the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) came together to protest against the central labour codes, notified by the Central Government in November 2025, with the related rules being issued through gazette notifications on May 8 and 9.In many places, workers burned copies of the Labour Codes and Rules and took out processions. The CITU Karnataka State Committee had called for the State-wide protest on Tuesday (May 12, 2026), across all district centres and workplaces in accordance with the call given by the CITU All India Committee. However, following the call, many workers started protesting on Monday (May 11) itself, said Meenakshi Sundaram, President of the Karnataka State committee of CITU. “Yesterday and today, protests were held at workplaces. Workers came out at factories and industrial areas in Bengaluru North, Bengaluru South and Bengaluru Rural yesterday itself. On May 13, protests will be held at central places,” he said.
