While this is certainly interesting news, I am somewhat sceptical of the number which corresponds to about 1/5 of the country's population. I have been looking for another source, but it's not clear where that number comes from. Maybe the unions have reported it?
More than 30 crore workers, farmers, agricultural workers, and other groups of employees participated in the general strike on Thursday (February 12, 2026) to protest against the four Labour Codes and the free trade deals being struck with the United States, European Union, and the United Kingdom, the central trade unions said.
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terrific@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 16 pts · 179d
While this is certainly interesting news, I am somewhat sceptical of the number which corresponds to about 1/5 of the country's population. I have been looking for another source, but it's not clear where that number comes from. Maybe the unions have reported it?
jif@piefed.ca · 14 pts · 179d
Agreed. I would think 300 million would be the largest strike in human history and would be a huge deal.
return2ozma@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 179d
The source is from the unions
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/30-crore-workers-farmers-participated-in-general-strike-trade-unions-say/article70625346.ece
TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 178d
It says on the streets, but I see people on train tracks
PanGodofPanic@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 178d
Streets+