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Bharat Bandh on July 9: Will Bengaluru Schools, Banks and Other Services Be Affected?
INDIA, JUL 9 – The strike opposes labour law changes and privatisation, with banking, insurance, postal, and coal sectors disrupted, and 27 million power workers also supporting the protest, unions said.
- On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, a nationwide strike known as Bharat Bandh is planned, with more than 250 million workers from various sectors throughout India expected to participate in the 24-hour protest against the Central government's policies.
- The strike follows long-standing union grievances, including opposition to four new labour codes, privatisation efforts, weakening of collective bargaining, and the lack of an annual labour conference for the past decade.
- The strike involves workers from multiple sectors such as banking, insurance, transport, coal, power, agriculture, manufacturing, and public services, causing disruptions in banks, insurance offices, public transport, markets, and factories.
- Leaders from ten central trade unions announced that tens of crores of workers and farmers are expected to take part in the strike, describing the government's policies as unfavorable to laborers and farmers while favoring corporations, and highlighted the strike as a form of protest.
- The strike is anticipated to have a broad impact, leading to the closure of shops and markets, though critical services such as hospitals, milk delivery, and fire departments will continue to operate. This action comes amid escalating labour tensions as important state assembly polls approach in the coming months.
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Bharat Bandh on July 9: Over 25 crore workers may go on strike; what's open, what's closed tomorrow?
Bharat Bandh on July 9: A nationwide Bharat Bandh is scheduled for July 9, 2025, with over 25 crore workers from key sectors—including banking, insurance, postal services, coal mining, construction, and state transport—going on strike.
Bharat Bandh on July 9: Trade unions call for bandh, public services likely to be hit | What's open, what's closed
A forum of 10 central trade unions and their associates has called for a Bharat Bandh on 9 July to oppose the “anti-worker, anti-farmer and anti-national pro-corporate policies of the government”.
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