Trade union strike likely to effect India overall. Here we are presenting you 10 important points that you need to know about this Bharat Bandh by Trade Unions:

1. Essential services like banking and public transport are likely to be hit as a result of this strike.
2. Workers are opposing the “anti-labour” policies of the government and are demanding better wages.
3. They are against FDI  in  Railways,  Insurance  and  Defence.
4. The unions claim that this year’s strike will be bigger than the one in September last year. They’ve planned demonstrations in different parts of country, especially nearly industrial areas.
5. Th unions are not persuaded by Arun Jaitley as he vouched that the government will release state employees’ bonuses for the last two years, and increase minimum wages for unskilled labourers.
6. RSS affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, will not participate in the strike. It has praised the government’s decision to raise minimum wages to Rs 350 a day. It is also happy with the payment of two years’ bonus to central government employees.
7. Railway services are unlikely to be affected as the employees’ unions won’t be participating in the strike.
8. The opposition Congress and Left parties are supporting the strike, alleging the government’s apathy towards a 12-point charter of demands. The demands include a monthly minimum wage of Rs 18,000, an assured minimum monthly pension of Rs 3,000 and a check on inflation.
9. Growing unemployment is another concern the striking unions will flag. Their demand is that all labour laws must be enforced.
10. Assured  enhanced  pension  not  less  than  Rs.3,000/-  p.m.  for  the entire  working  population.