What the records say
- When
- 1947
- Kind
- Strike
- Coordinates
- 26.46° N, 87.27° E
- Description
- 1947 labor strike in Nepal
Placed at the town its title names, Biratnagar.
Biratnagar Jute Mill Strike
1947 labor strike in Nepal
The Biratnagar Jute Mill Strike of March 1947 was a labor strike in Biratnagar, Nepal, by workers and laborers of Biratnagar Jute Mill, Ltd. The strike was initially part of a dispute between mill workers and management regarding labor rights, but gradually the strike grew into a nationwide anti-regime movement.
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