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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsThe industrial and business communities in the state are concerned about some trade unions’ proposal to introduce 72-hour strikes in Kerala. According to them, the proposal is “detrimental” to development and the welfare of citizens.Ahead of the ‘Emerging Kerala’ event, which is only a month away, such proposals will only serve to dampen the efforts of the state to showcase Kerala as an investor-friendly region, they opined.According to Onkar S Kanwar, chairman, Apollo Tyres, strikes can prove extremely dangerous to development in the state.“States like Tamil Nadu, where strikes are not a factor, have moved a long way in terms of development. In Kerala, several units have closed down in the past years because of strikes. The insurgency problem in the north-eastern states has made them unattractive to investors, despite the vast resources. If strikes continue in this manner in our state, we will also end up missing the bus of development,” he added.Pointing out the active role of government in preventing strikes, Joy Mathew, director, Sevana Curry Powder, said that the state must provide protection to industries so that they can operate on hartal days.“Nearly 90 per cent of the people in Kerala do not support strikes. Yet, the political parties are forcefully imposing strikes on the citizens, which is negative for the whole state. The proposed 72-hour strikes will be the last nail in the coffin of the state’s industrial sector,” he said. K N Marzook, chairman, Kerala Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that the credibility of the state will be lost because of the repeated strikes. He added that almost all the strikes in the state are called for flimsy reasons.“At a time when the ‘Emerging Kerala’ is being planned to boost development in the state and attract investors, the proposal of 72-hour strikes is completely out of place and will compel investors to step back, and then, the loss would be to the state and its people,” he said.first published:January 01, 1970, 05:30 ISTlast updated:January 01, 1970, 05:30 IST
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The industrial and business communities in the state are concerned about some trade unions’ proposal to introduce 72-hour strikes in Kerala. According to them, the proposal is “detrimental” to development and the welfare of citizens.

Ahead of the ‘Emerging Kerala’ event, which is only a month away, such proposals will only serve to dampen the efforts of the state to showcase Kerala as an investor-friendly region, they opined.

According to Onkar S Kanwar, chairman, Apollo Tyres, strikes can prove extremely dangerous to development in the state.

“States like Tamil Nadu, where strikes are not a factor, have moved a long way in terms of development. In Kerala, several units have closed down in the past years because of strikes. The insurgency problem in the north-eastern states has made them unattractive to investors, despite the vast resources. If strikes continue in this manner in our state, we will also end up missing the bus of development,” he added.

Pointing out the active role of government in preventing strikes, Joy Mathew, director, Sevana Curry Powder, said that the state must provide protection to industries so that they can operate on hartal days.

“Nearly 90 per cent of the people in Kerala do not support strikes. Yet, the political parties are forcefully imposing strikes on the citizens, which is negative for the whole state. The proposed 72-hour strikes will be the last nail in the coffin of the state’s industrial sector,” he said. K N Marzook, chairman, Kerala Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that the credibility of the state will be lost because of the repeated strikes. He added that almost all the strikes in the state are called for flimsy reasons.

“At a time when the ‘Emerging Kerala’ is being planned to boost development in the state and attract investors, the proposal of 72-hour strikes is completely out of place and will compel investors to step back, and then, the loss would be to the state and its people,” he said.