Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Indian jewelers' strike ends after government assurances
Just thought this was kind of an interesting labor story from over here:
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/jewellers-nation-wide-call-off-strike-after-govts-assurance/
Jewellers in the national capital on Wednesday temporarily called off their 42-day strike, demanding rollback of proposed excise duty on non-silver jewellery, for 12 days after the government’s assurance that there will be no harassment by excise officials.
“We have decided to temporarily call off the strike till April 24 after the government’s assurance,” Surinder Kumar Jain, vice-president of All India Sarafa Association told PTI.
Jewellers in Maharashtra have also called off their strike temporarily from April 14 to April 24, Maharashtra Rajya Saraf Suvarnakar Federation President Fatechand Ranka said.
Jewellery houses remained closed since March 2 after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Budget proposed levying 1 per cent excise duty on non-silver jewellery.
“We have decided to temporarily call off the strike till April 24 after the government’s assurance,” Surinder Kumar Jain, vice-president of All India Sarafa Association told PTI.
Jewellers in Maharashtra have also called off their strike temporarily from April 14 to April 24, Maharashtra Rajya Saraf Suvarnakar Federation President Fatechand Ranka said.
Jewellery houses remained closed since March 2 after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Budget proposed levying 1 per cent excise duty on non-silver jewellery.