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not only cause a breach of the peace, but it will

also lower the nature of the workers. Therefore

Government should impose some restriction in this

respect.

(3) No workmen in any strike shall blockade

shops or factories or interfere with their masters

doing their own work.

(Explanation) A strike is a legitimate movement of

workmen against their masters. but blockade is an

aggressive movement inimical to the general peace

and the master should not be compelled in any strike

to suspend his own work. Therefore in order to

maintain general peace and to deter the workmen from

reckless activities, the above provision is made.

(4) Until registration has been approved by

Government, no labour union shall use ɛny name other

than that of Preparation Office, or shall collect

any member ship fees or form pickets or self-defence

corps to force people to join member ship.

(Explanation) Our Party and Government have spared

no effort to protect the freedom of assembly of the

But it is necessary to require all unions

workmen.

to go through a definite procedure of registration

so as to keep them under systematic guidance and to

enable us to afford them protection. of late, BONO

rasoslly workers with a view to gain have often hung

up sign-boards of unions, and hired unemployed people

to go and demand from the uthoritied approval of

their registration and moreover have deceived the

worksen and required them to give them remuneration

for