Bengaluru, Oct. 1 -- More than 50 garment workers were arrested in Bengaluru's Peenya on Wednesday while protesting against new rules restricting access to their Provident Fund (PF) and Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS) savings, according to a press release issued by the Garment and Textile Workers' Union (GATWU).

Prathibha R, president of the GATWU and the All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU), were also detained during the protest.

The garment workers were protesting against the new provisions that introduce waiting periods for accessing their PF and EPS savings. The union alleged that the rules were "anti-worker" and said police action was restricting workers from raising questions about the provisions. It claimed that pol...