Panaji, February 12 The nationwide strike called by trade unions against the Centre's policies on Thursday drew a mixed response in Goa, with banking operations affected while essential services remained uninterrupted.
Nationalized banks and offices of many insurance companies remained closed in the coastal state.
All India Trade Union Congress Secretary Suhas Naik told
"Trade unions shut down work in different industrial estates as a show of solidarity with the strike call," he said.
Naik said there was no impact on essential services. "The public transport system functioned without any problems," he said.
Meanwhile, members of trade unions held a protest march in the capital city of Panaji. It started near the Kadamba Bus Stand and went up to Azad Maidan in the city.
A joint forum of central trade unions has called for a strike on Thursday to demonstrate their "resistance to anti-worker, anti-farmer and anti-national, pro-corporate policies of the central government".
Their immediate demands include the scrapping of four labour codes and rules, the withdrawal of the Draft Seed Bill and Electricity Amendment Bill, and the "Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act".
The unions are also demanding the restoration of MGNREGA and the scrapping of the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025. The joint forum includes INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF and UTUC.
