August 23, 1980 LABOUR Plight of Road Transport Workers Timir Basu MEMBERS of seven unions of com- merciai road transport workers in West Bengal observed a token strike on' July 15 to press their long-standing demands over which they have been agitating since February last. After the work- stoppage, the workers paraded through the streets of Calcutta and sent a deputation to meet the State Labour Minister. The stir has brought into the opeh many aspects of the working of road transport companies..
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