Central unions to protest nationwide against labour law changes on May 22

RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh is not part of these protests, but its workers and sectoral outfits are set to join the stir that day

Ten of the dozen central trade unions on Friday announced nationwide protests on May 22 against the labour law changes. In the national capital, the trade union leaders will gather at the Gandhi Samadhi at Rajghat to observe a day-long fast.

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh is not part of these protests, but its workers and sectoral outfits are set to join the agitation that day, sources in these trade unions said.

In its meeting on Thursday, the ‘joint platform of central trade unions’, comprising 10 central trade unions, discussed the labour law changes that state governments are