Central trade union leaders have refused to withdraw their nationwide strike call for 2nd September after their meeting with group of ministers has failed today. <br/><br/>Speaking to reporters in New Delhi after a two-hour-long meeting with the union leaders, Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said there are 7 to 8 demands which are agreeable and the discussion on the labour is an ongoing process and the government is positive about the demands against the proposed labour reforms.<br/><br/>The union leaders, however, said the government is not offering any concrete assurance on their charter of demands and their call for September 2 strike stands.<br/><br/>The ministers' group, headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, will meet the union leaders tomorrow again to deliberate on the 12-points charter of demands put forth by the unions.
News On AIR | August 27, 2015 2:13 PM
Central trade union leaders to go ahead with nationwide strike on 2nd Sept