General Strikes for 24hrs in India

Indian people wait for train at Sealdah station during an industrial strike in Calcutta, capital of eastern Indian state West Bengal, on Feb. 28, 2012.

Markets, banks, factories are closed and traffic is sparse in major cities across India during the strike, called by eleven major trade unions to protest against rising prices and fixed minimum wages for laborers. <Photo: Xinhua/Tumpa Mondal>
 
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