国际英语资讯:Nationwide trade union strike enters 2nd day in India
<p><span word="NEW">NEW</span> <span word="DELHI">DELHI</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 9-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Unions">Unions</span> (<span word="CTUs">CTUs</span>) <span word="across">across</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unilateral">unilateral</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span>.</p><p><span word="Reports">Reports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="pouring">pouring</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Bengal">Bengal</span>, <span word="Odisha">Odisha</span>, <span word="Assam">Assam</span>, <span word="Tripura">Tripura</span>, <span word="Kerala">Kerala</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Karnataka">Karnataka</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="protesting">protesting</span> <span word="unions">unions</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>, <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="cover">cover</span>, <span word="stoppage">stoppage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="disinvestment">disinvestment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="units">units</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Apart">Apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="demonstrations">demonstrations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>, <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="blockades">blockades</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Bengal">Bengal</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kolkata">Kolkata</span> <span word="detained">detained</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Sujan">Sujan</span> <span word="Chakraborty">Chakraborty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="march">march</span>. <span word="Reports">Reports</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Bengal">Bengal</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="opposing">opposing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="helmets">helmets</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="precautionary">precautionary</span> <span word="measure">measure</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Mumbai">Mumbai</span>, <span word="commuters">commuters</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="stranded">stranded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="coincided">coincided</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="agitation">agitation</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Brihanmumbai">Brihanmumbai</span> <span word="Electric">Electric</span> <span word="Supply">Supply</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Transport">Transport</span> (<span word="BEST">BEST</span>) <span word="employees">employees</span>.</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> 33,000 <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mumbai">Mumbai</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="civic">civic</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="undertaking">undertaking</span> <span word="BEST">BEST</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="indefinite">indefinite</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="demands">demands</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="wages">wages</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="inconvenience">inconvenience</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 2.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="commuters">commuters</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Delhi">Delhi</span>, <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="march">march</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Mandi">Mandi</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="around">around</span> 12:00 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Similar">Similar</span> <span word="marches">marches</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="simultaneously">simultaneously</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p>
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