Kochi: Bank officers have also decided to participate in the all-India strike called by the All-India Bank Officers Confederation (AIBOC) on 16 April 2002.

The strike has been called by AIBOC and allied trade unions among bank employees, against moves of privatising public sector undertakings and against anti-labour laws, a press release issued here has said.

The strike call has been given based on some of the most fundamental issues facing the economy, which have a direct bearing on the future of India, the release said.

Meanwhile, unions representing nearly 24,000 clerical and petty workers in the Reserve Bank of India have also joined the nationwide strike, a central bank spokesperson said. We will try to maintain normal cheque-clearing operations.