India shut down on 9 July 2025: Banking, insurance, post, mining, construction, others are likely to participate in more than 25 crore workers. Nationwide general strike Or ‘Bharat Bandh’ has announced to announce a platform of central trade unions and their colleagues, “to oppose the anti-worker, anti-frimor and anti-national-corporate policies of the government.
The forum of the Ten Unions has called for a “nationwide General Strike A Grand Success”, and said that preparations have been made by unions in all areas of formal and informal/unorganized economy by unions in Bayana.
The strike, in which all the Bharat Trade Union Congress’s Amarjeet Kaur, will also show participation of farmers and rural workers, possibly disrupt public services across the country.
Will schools, banks, offices, train services be affected? Here you have to know about the 9 July strike:
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1) What has trade unions announced?
A platform of ten Central Trade Unions and their colleagues on Wednesday called for a nationwide general strike or ‘Bharat Bandh’, which is to oppose the government’s anti-anti-national and anti-national-corporate policies “.
Samyukta Kisan Morcha and the Joint Front of Agricultural Workers have increased support for closed calls on 9 July and have decided to organize a large scale in rural India.
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2) When will the strike take place?
The strike is expected to start early in the morning on Wednesday (July 9, 2025).
Trade unions had previously observed similar nationwide attacks on 26 November, 2020, March 28-29, 2022 and last year 16 February.
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3) Who will participate in all general strike?
Forums of Ten Central Trade Unions and their colleagues, including All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), HMS, Center of Indian Trade Unions (Citu), All India United Trade Union Center (AIUTUTUC), Trade Union Coordination Center (TUCCCCC) (Aclastia) Congress (UTC) will participate in the general strike on Wednesday.
NMDC Limited and other non-Koyle minerals, steel, state government departments and union leaders of public sector enterprises have also given notice to join the strike, as according to A. PTI Report.
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4) What are the allegations and demands of workers?
According to a statement issued by the Trade Unions Forum, “privatization of public sector enterprises and public services, policies of outsourcing, contractors and contingency policies of the workforce” are fighting “. The Workers Union Forum said that it had presented a charter of 17 demands to Labor Minister Mansukh Mandavia last year.
The forum has alleged that the government has:
– While deciding in violation in the interest of labor force, he was not conducting the annual labor conference for the last ten years.
– continued to proceed for the implementation of four labor codes, which “to suppress and cripp the trade union movement, increase working hours, snatch the right of collective bargaining, the right to strike, and to see the right to violate labor laws by employers”.
– Increase in unemployment, with rising prices of necessary, reduction in wages, education, health, social sector spending in infrastructure facilities, which has led to more inequalities for poor, lower income group as well as middle class people.
Now, mentioning the special intensive amendment of the electoral rolls, started to de-off the migrant workers, starting as an immediate case with Bihar.
– For example, through similar acts in the Public Safety Bill in Maharashtra and similar acts in the state of Chhattisgarh, the constitutional bodies were misused to criminalize large -scale movements.
– Also tried to snatch citizenship.
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5) What are the demands of workers?
Workers have demanded from the government:
– Unemployment, recruitment against sanctioned posts.
– Create more jobs
– Increase in days and implement similar laws for MGNREGA workers’ remuneration and urban areas.
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6) How will public services be affected?
Harbhajan Singh Sidhu of Hind Mazdur Sabha (HMS) has said that banking, post, coal mining, factories and state transport services will be affected due to the strike.
However, banking and railway unions have officially not officially confirmed any closure of banks or interruption in train services.
According to the trade union, schools, colleges and private offices are expected to be open on July 9, even transport facilities will be affected. Public mode of transport such as bus, taxi and app-based cab services may be affected.
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