The public sentiment regarding the Bharat Bandh is predominantly negative, with strong skepticism about its effectiveness and relevance. Many commenters express frustration over the disruptions to daily life, deeming the strike a politically motivated maneuver rather than a genuine protest for workers' rights. While some voices support the protests as necessary, they are drowned out by criticism highlighting limited participation and the lack of substantial impact across the country. Overall, there appears to be a call for more constructive and less disruptive methods of expressing dissent.

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Someone who have 5 day week with 10 hours a day (although every now and then I do get called to office on Saturday and Sunday) i would gladly support this movement 🫡. Have 3 days in week to spent with family and friends would totally change everything for me honestly. I can actually work on some hobbies and even think of travel.

Tight_Quiet_8515

Labour laws need reforms. Labours are treated like shit. I agree with them. 

tamilgrl

I want to join strike but my company will not aporove  my leave. Guessing have to carry my laptop with me

CollectionAromatic77

This is a very serious issue. The idea of increasing daily work hours while branding it as a "4-day week" feels misleading. Many workers, especially in informal sectors, are already overworked and under-protected. It's frustrating that these codes were passed without wider consultation. Hope more people start paying attention to how deeply this affects labor rights in the country.

mauryaHosting

Insane that people keep getting their daily life made harder and harder under this government while adani keeps getting the biggest goverment freebies of all and people want to brainless blame poor people instead

MutedBeach8248

Must watch, our discussion with AITUC General Secretary Amarjeet Kaur,

Labour Movement in India: A Discussion With Amarjeet Kaur https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZphN7YfOCGU

rishianand

bro saw this on the balanced news app today  
they laid out the 4 labour codes and why ppl are striking tomorrow  
not just politics — this is real life stuff

Ok_Helicopter4941

Wannabe USA without the infrastructure, QoL, air quality, and innovation.

horn_ok_pleasee

BJP is trying to make it worse for the working class while simultaneously making it better for the rich class!

throwaway008

Modiji ne kiya hai to kuch soch kar hi kiya hoga /s

Affectionate_Use_364

Saare strikes Saturday Sunday ko rakhte hai bhai , phir koi aayenga MNC se ?

Vishwas95

Yall discussing 4 day work weeks while people working in medical industry still get only Sundays off…..

randomassperson5841

real labours are actually getting hit by these union baazi. Due to draconian labour laws, our manufacturing industry is very low. Low manufacturing means low number of jobs, which means more unemployment for labour and lower wage rate as supply exceeds demand of labour.

Compare our manufacturing growth to services growth, where there is no restrictive laws, which has led to exponential growth and higher salaries. There are issues there but overall it is a healthy situation.

I am in favour of labour welfare, but it should not be so restrictive that it start hurting the same thing they are trying to improve i.e. employment. Welfare will come once there is employment.

Our new age entrepreneurs instead of going into manufacturing and generating stable jobs, are employing the same labour in gig economy, which is even worse.  
  
So if we need a robust manufacturing with job generation, we need more flexible labour laws.

Standard-Speed8098

And then there are some start up developers with 60lpa package for barely 5 hours a day work and still cribs that they are paid less

NotYourCupOfTea728

How does it matter? They'll go on a strike, Arnab, Navika, ANI etc will come on for the next 15 days and shout at them and call them anti-national. The IT cell will call them anti-national and promote the fact that no on has actually read the law and that it will be good. Then the law will be rushed and passed and life will go on.

arjunusmaximus

Are there no other legal or political remedies besides a nationwide strike? Such strikes let loose so many  goonda types on the streets.

SunBurn_alph

This is why I want a work which would not let me leave it. The work that I love doing, not for the sake of money but for the sake of doing it . It's my suggestion to all of you . Please find the work in which you can give your life , which you love doing despite of all the odds .

Fine-Truth5489

&gt;the Government claimed that the new labour code would allow a 4-day work-week.

You can already have a 4-day work week. What do you need the government to do here? Govt doesn't mandate any minimum working hours or days, or maximum wages, but rather the reverse. Any company that wishes to implement a 1-day work week can do so.

shahofblah

People participating please make sure to cut electricity and internet of corporations, protest at ISRO offices,  offices where international submarine cables ending to block internet, otherwise these protests only harm common citizens. Destroy corporates profits it's the only way

tycoonrt

Good for labor and workers.  
But will India grow with 4-day a week working plan or 8-hour per day work limit?  
What if employees want more work for more money?

italybubbles

It’s an absolutely pointless exercise for most of the country where it will have zero effect. A nation wide strike is first of all going to be unsuccessful and worse make the general population against the causes the strike is being called. 

It’s not going to affect the businesses or the rich but only the poor who work on a day to day wage. The percentage of unionized workers or even workers in the formal sectors is so low that it makes no difference to the actual work force which need the protections.

bhodrolok

India is a land of festivals. The annual strike by central trade unions is now one of them. 

It is a heartbeat. A proof of life. That they continue to exist despite their increasing irrelevance. 

The vast majority of working people of India suffer because of the inflexible labour laws and high public sector wages that these unions defend. The interests of the public sector labour aristocracy and other workers of India are diametrically opposed.

Workers of Reddit, stand again this fake strike called by union bureaucrats!

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Strikes will do no good. Reduction of population will make the workforce less replaceable, and employers will have to provide incentive to workers in that case.

das090144

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Hey, if these government assholes want to slash worker rights and don't want to engage with the unions, they can always be provided with the alternative to it all. The French method. Let heads begin rolling.

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Mods should pin this to the top of page. If that's a thing.

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Horizon_26

Thanks for sharing this detailed info bro.

WiseWorldliness1611

Basically neta oo ke unke asli malik janta se mila na he not those corporate malik

GlitteringWafer9263

Stupidity.  All over the world both blue and white workers have learned to protest without inconveniencing others, even in India this shit will actually happen only in Kerala and WB.  Does that mean there are no workers rights everywhere else in the world.

If you want the old school method go inconvenience the ministers and top bureaucrats and not the common man.  Anyone who blocks transport, schools and deprive daily wages of their livelihood should have a special place in hell.

slackover

I wish my union can go to strike in New York City. They force us to work at Rikers Island which was slave colony before becoming Union army base during American Civil war. City bought the island and it became land fill. They cleaned it but you can still get cancer working there. Many people died there for different reasons. We still not getting hazard pay for working there. I support peaceful protest all over the world. I hope their protest is successful.

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Well articulated, looking forward to more such briefs in upcoming events...

Ancient-Zombie2375

Finally something substantial on this sub!

Key-Banana-8242

I request everyone to remain civil and comment respectfully whatever your stand is so that your comment is not deleted by automoderation.

A discussion can be had calmly without name calling or pointing fingers.

Repulsive-Praline712

Absolutely stand with India and our military and the government. No further explanation needed. I see it's rattled many already who have carefully built a circle simping over jihadis for a long time now. It's a shame when you have to even go against the sovereignty of your own nation to keep it going. I hope it's worth it. Stay mad.

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chargeofthebison

It was necessary and I hope army target more such terror camps 
There will be some damage but it necessary 

Foreign-Dentist6291

Sure but calling it operation Sindhoor makes me feel some kind of weird. Not quite able to put my finger on it.

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dyingwalruss

Any action which leads to civillian casualties cannot and should not be celebrated.

You said there were no civilian casualties but according to [reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/india-strikes-pakistan-with-missiles-pakistan-says-it-will-retaliate-2025-05-06/), 26 pakistani civillians were killed and 10 indian civilians killed with 48 being injured in the cross firing. Does it really matter who struck whom first if we're both gonna be bleeding by the end of it?

This post honestly feels a bit celebratory of an upcoming war which will kill 10s of thousands of people (if we're lucky). I'm not saying a response to the pehlgam tragedy was not needed, I'm saying that humans being killed is not the solution.

We also need to realize that both sides have nukes and an all out nuclear war will have consequences that go far beyond our current generation and far beyond the indian subcontinent. We cannot justify killing.

My grandfather was in the army - he used to say, "as an army man, I am always prepared for war but I am also always praying that it doesn't happen." This man fought in wars from 1962-99 saw more of his friends and coworkers die and early death than come home to their families.

Who are we really avenging by sending countless more people to die?

So no, OP, it wasn't necessary. We could have crippled pakistan's economy by levying tariffs, cut off their water supply (which we are doing already) and other measures which wouldn't lead to the loss of life.

I for one, hope that it stops here and there is no further escalation but I am also a realist who knows that now they will want their pound of flesh and it will never stop.

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A nationwide strike in India, termed Bharat Bandh, saw participation from over 25 crore workers against Prime Minister Modi's economic reforms. Public transport was significantly affected with reports of railway blockades in states like Bihar and West Bengal as trade unions actively organized protests, blocking roads and tracks.

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