Kumar Vikas
Motherland Reporter, Delhi
Throughout the Country tremendous response for Protest Day call by BMS:In response to the call given by Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) to observe nationwide Protest Day on 20th May 2020 against the Black Ordinance of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat states and also against the unilateral changes in Labour Laws in other 11 states, there was a tremendous response from all over the Country. 
Thousands of karyakarthas started demonstration on the roads, Roof Tops, in front of houses, before Govt. offices and later sent a memorandum to the President of India requesting to put a halt. BMS National President Shri. C.K.Saji Narayanan participated at Thrissur, Kerala and General Secretary Shri. Virjesh Upadhyay participated in Delhi suburb and Shri. B. Surendran All India organizing Secretary participated at Delhi Jantar Mantar demonstration.
The Protest is against-not making proper facilities for Migrant Labourers; non Payment of wages for Lockdown period; irregularities are providing COvid-19 benefits; not making travel arrangement for Migrant labours to return home states; increasing working hours from 8-12 hours; unilateral charges in Labour laws in 11 states and unbridled privatization.
The protest demonstration was held in interior parts of the country also. The Uranium Mines workers in Jaduguda (Jharkhand) has protested in pouring rain. The copper mine worker of Malajkhand (MP), workers in entire coal belt, Marine fish workers of Kerala, Migrant Labour in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Bengal, Odisha, Electricity employees of Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan, NHM workers of Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir, Beedi workers of Telangana, Industrial workers of Rajasthan, Punjab, M.P., Jharkhand & Delhi, Many PSU workers, Defence employees and railway Employees are on warpath.
BMS requests the Government of India to consider the plight of the workers and to bring a new order for the payment of wages immediately. At the same time it also requests the Central Government to intervene and halt changes in the Labour laws by the State Governments.