Members of trade unions staging a protest in Coimbatore on Thursday as part of a nation-wide strike. | Photo Credit: PERIASAMY M. Close to 4,500 people took part in protest organised in Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts on Thursday (February 12, 2026) against the Central government for its anti-labour and anti-farmer policies. As man as 2,227 people, including 541 women, staged protests at eight locations in Coimbatore district and 2,276 workers took part in the protests held in Tiruppur district. They protested against the four labour codes, draft Seed Act, and so on and demanded minimum wages of ₹26,000 for all workers. Members of the National Federation of Indian Women, All India Youth Federation, All India Students’ Federation, and Tamil Nadu Oppressed People’s Movement staged a rail roko in Coimbatore as part of the nation-wide protests. In Tiruppur, about 25% workers abstained from work at the units located at SIDCO industrial estates. Published – February 12, 2026 08:56 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Childhood cancer cases on steady rise in Karnataka; 1,882 estimated cases in 2025, with Bengaluru at 349 Poor response to ‘Bharat Bandh’ in Puducherry