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August 22, 2017

India: Bank Workers Strike to Protest Privatization of Banking Sector
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In India, unionized bank workers have launched a nationwide strike today
to protest government policies that promote privatization of the banking
sector. As many as 50,000 workers walked off the job today in the
southern state of Tamil Nadu alone. The striking workers say the
privatization and consolidation of the banks would make it even harder
to get loans for agriculture, rural development and education.


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