India, April 17 -- Over 5,000 workers from across Maharashtra staged a protest outside the Office of the Labour Commissioner at BKC on Thursday, demanding the implementation of long-pending labour reforms. The demonstration underscored the mounting discontent among contractual workers, bank employees, ASHA workers and hawkers among others.

Organised by the Maharashtra unit of the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), the 'Kamgar Aakrosh Morcha' drew participation from over 35 affiliated unions. Protesters pressed for the implementation of already accepted demands, improved service conditions and the adoption of Haryana Model for contractual employment. Under the latter, government institutions directly employ workers instead of outsourcing this...