Press Meet of the joint platform of CTUs and Independent Federations in Odisha on 5th July 2025 to successfully organize the forthcoming Nationwide General Strike on 9th July 2025

Dear Comrades,

The  joint platform of 10 Central Trade Unions (INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, AICCTU, TUCC, SEWA, LPF, UTUC and Independence Federations including Confederation of Central Govt Employees and Workers, Bank Insurance and State Government Employees organized a Press Meet today ( 5th July 2025) in the INTUC Office, Master Canteen  Square, Bhubaneswar to brief the media on the forthcoming Nationwide General Strike  on 9th July on 17 points Charter of demands which includes withdrawal of Four Labour Code, Legal Frame work for fixing MSP for Farmers, to  stop privatization of Govt. establishmens, Minimum wages Rs. 26000/-  per month for all, Implementation of Old Pension Scheme scrapping both NPS and UOS, to consrotute 8th CPC, to  increase in EPF linked pension, to continue all Labour Welfare Board including Bidi, Irion Ore, Dolamite and construction workers welfare Board, regularization of all scheme workers like, Anganwadi workers, Asha Workers, Mid-day Meal Workers, all outsourcing and contract and temporary workers, to control of price rise in using petrol, diesel etc, to ensure 200 working days for all MGNREGA workers with 600 as the minimum wages of per day, to revive all sick and closed Industries, to fill up all vacant posts in Govt. Establishments and PSUs   

As aware, originally the All India strike call was given for 20th May which was deferred in view of India Pakistan war like situation.

On behalf of Confederation of Central Govt Employees and Workers, Odisha State CoC, Com. B Samal, General Secretary, briefed the press.

It is expected tha nearly 30 crore employees and workers from both the organized and unorganized sectors will participate in the forthcoming general strike.

As such, all the affiliates of our State CoC are sincerely requested to write history through massive participation with rank and file.

Let us remember—we don’t need lakhs to build a movement. We need unity. We need clarity of purpose. We need courage.

The system still fears organized voices. Didn't you witness the demand and threatening of the OAS Association recently to the ruling party in Odisha and the result there of? The power still trembles when workers unite.

So I urge you—don’t wait. Don’t ask who will lead. Be the voice. Be the spark. Be the storm.

Together, we were unstoppable earlier.

Together, we can be invincible now.

Onward, comrades! Let the spirit of struggle rise again! Let Odisha Circle and entireity of employees and workers set the flame for the nation once more! Let history hear our footsteps once again!

Workers' Unity, Zindabad.

Confederation, Zindabad.

= B SAMAL =

General Secretary

Confederation of Central Govt Employees and Workers

Odisha State CoC, Bhubaneswar

5th July 2025