Indian workers strike over rising costs

Feb. 28 – Indian workers in 24-hour strike to protest rising prices and anti-labour policies. Lindsey Parietti reports.


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Indian workers strike over rising costs

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  1. Prices are rising higher and higher.
  2. The strike will last for a day.
  3. The workers want more money.
  4. The government provides adequate social security.
  5. The government is in favour of capitalism.
  6. There have been suicides among the workers.
  7. The financial sector is worried that the strikes will affect their activities.
  8. People are having difficulty travelling on public transport.
  9. People are finding it hard to make ends meet unless they can earn 5,000 rupees.
  10. The communist headquarters was broken into.