Millions of Indian workers stage one of the biggest labor strikes in history

Indian taxi drivers wait for passengers outside a railway station during a nationwide strike called by 10 major trade unions over wages and economic reforms in Kolkata.

Members of different trade unions hold placards and shout slogans against the Bharatiya Janata Party during the All India strike in Bangalore, India.

Indian workers participate in a rally during a nationwide strike called by trade unions in Hyderabad, India.

The railway station in Dharmanagar, India, is deserted during a nationwide strike called by 10 major trade unions over wages and economic reforms.

A commuter drives a two-wheeler along an empty flyover in Kolkata, India, during a nationwide strike called by 10 major trade unions over wages and economic reforms.

Counters inside a branch of Allahabad Bank in New Delhi, India, are deserted during a nationwide strike called by trade unions.

Indian city buses sit idle at a bus depot in Secunderabad, India, during a nationwide strike called by 10 major trade unions over wages and economic reforms.