It is true that we gave the government one year’s time to settle in and we convinced our brother unions to follow suit and they supported us. Before the first year got over, we gave the charter of demands to the government, stating that if they don’t fulfil it, we will come to the road. In August (after a round of talks ahead of a planned agitation in September), the government indicated that it was willing to accept eight out of the 12 demands related to bonus, gratuity, social security extension, minimum wages, the Factory Act and labour law reform. (The four demands left out related to ILO convention, controlling price rise etc.) Then, we insisted on being given two separate assurance letters on the acceptance of the demands—one by the labour secretary and the second from the government. Two letters were given to all trade unions, asking for eight months’ time as ‘things are in the pipeline and discussions are already on’. Our brother unions were still insistent on going on strike but we told them that strike for the sake of strike was not acceptable. Moreover, with the government showing willingness, we should compel it to give us something. After that, the Bonus Act and the Minimum Wages Act has been changed and the labour law reforms have been stopped. So whatever the demand, it has been accepted.