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A 24-hour nationwide onslaught called by a associated level of 10 Central commercialized union brought mean beingness to a adjacent halt successful Kannur and Kasaragod districts of Kerala connected Thursday (February 12, 2026).
In Kannur, commercialized unions organised a protestation march to the railway presumption arsenic portion of the onslaught against what they termed “anti-worker labour codes, anti-people and anti-farmer policies of the Centre” and measures allegedly weakening the employment warrant scheme. Union leaders addressed workers during the march and warned that adjacent backstage vehicles venturing onto roads would beryllium stopped.
In Kannur, the CITU and INTUC observed the onslaught separately. INTUC stayed distant from a associated protestation pursuing a KPCC directive against coordinated enactment successful the backdrop of the Assembly elections. While Secretariat enactment assembly and Kerala Private State Teachers Association did not associated the strike, the NGO Association participated.
In Kasaragod, the onslaught was total, with transport and commercialized coming to a standstill. No buses operated connected the Kerala-Karnataka routes, and KSRTC services were suspended. Government and backstage schools, and authorities offices remained closed. Shop successful towns and agrarian areas were shut, barring a fewer aesculapian stores.
Auto and taxi workers stayed disconnected the roads successful solidarity and lone a fistful of backstage vehicles were seen. Railway stations reported sparse rider presence. Despite the standard of the shutdown, nary incidents of conveyance obstruction oregon unit were reported successful the district.
At the Collectorate and different offices, attendance was minimal. All large commercialized unions but the BMS supported the nationalist strike. Workers staged objection astatine assorted centres crossed Kasaragod district.
The strike, which began astatine midnight connected Wednesday and volition proceed till midnight connected Thursday, led to the closure of shops and commercialized establishments crossed the State. Central and State authorities offices and nationalist assemblage banks saw disrupted functioning. Transport services were severely affected, with auto-rickshaw, taxi, autobus and lorry workers joining the strike. Railway and airdrome employees besides participated.
Employees from sectors including ports, electricity, telecom, IT, banking, insurance, online commercialized joined the agitation. Essential services specified arsenic beverage supply, newspaper, hospitals and aesculapian shops were exempted.
