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Protest in India’s capital on 2nd day of nationwide strike

By RISHABH R. JAIN, Associated Press
Published: March 29, 2022, 8:23am
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Workers and labour union activists hold placards as they march in support of a nationwide two-day strike in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. About a dozen labor unions that organized the strike want the government to provide universal social security coverage for workers in the vast unorganized sector, hike the minimum wage under a flagship employment guarantee program and scrap a new labor law that gives employers greater leeway in setting wages and working hours.
Workers and labour union activists hold placards as they march in support of a nationwide two-day strike in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. About a dozen labor unions that organized the strike want the government to provide universal social security coverage for workers in the vast unorganized sector, hike the minimum wage under a flagship employment guarantee program and scrap a new labor law that gives employers greater leeway in setting wages and working hours. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Photo Gallery

NEW DELHI — Hundreds of workers marched with the red flags of the labor unions and chanted anti-government slogans in India’s capital on Tuesday as part of a two-day nationwide strike that began Monday.

The demonstration was held at Jantar Mantar, an area of New Delhi close to Parliament that is often used for protests.

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