The talks between the five-member Ministerial panel, headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, and leaders of central trade unions, remained inconclusive on Wednesday, with the unions firm on their decision on a country-wide strike on September 2. The talks will continue on Thursday.
Speaking to reporters after a two-hour-long meeting, Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya, said, “There are seven-eight demands that are agreeable. The discussion on the labour is an ongoing process and the government is positive about the demands (of labour unions).”
Trade unions, which are protesting anti-labour changes in certain key laws, against disinvestment in PSUs and FDI in Railways, Defence, contractorisation of labour, among other things, said they were firm on their decision to go ahead with the strike.
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