Shivakumar said society could neither progress nor sustain itself unless these groups received the respect, protection and support they deserved.
Hyderabad: All India INTUC president G. Sanjeeva Reddy called for the rejection of the four Labour Codes, alleging that they threatened workers’ rights, dignity and security, at the organisation’s 316th Working Committee meeting in Bengaluru, where labour protections and social justice were discussed.
Sanjeeva Reddy said the time had come to defend the rights and legal protections secured by the working class. Describing the Labour Codes as “inhuman, unlawful and anti-constitutional,” he warned that their implementation would adversely affect workers.
Chief guest D.K. Shivakumar said farmers, soldiers, workers and teachers were the four pillars of a progressive democracy and a prosperous nation. “A farmer feeds the country, a soldier protects it, a worker builds the economy and a teacher shapes future generations,” he said.
Shivakumar said society could neither progress nor sustain itself unless these groups received the respect, protection and support they deserved.
The meeting concluded with a pledge by participants to remain united against policies they said weakened labour rights, democracy and social justice.
