New Delhi: Eight major trade unions, including the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) and Centre for Industrial Trade Union (CITU), will observe a strike across the country on Wednesday to protest against the government's "anti-labour" and "neo-liberal" policies.

Trade unions, to be supported by some 40 federations associations of Central and state government employees besides Left parties, will stage demonstrations and block rail and roads traffic during the day-long agitation.

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"We are all prepared to make the strike a big success across the country. This is going to be an unprecedented strike as we are getting support from unsolicited quarters either," AITUC general secretary Gurudas Das Gupta said.

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The protesters have a six-point charter of demands which includes curbing inflation, a comprehensive Unorganised Workers Bill, a comprehensive loan-waiver scheme for farmers, proper implementation of labour laws.

The strike is also against the government's acceptance to the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations, which the unions allege favours only the officers and neglects the junior employees.