General strike in India

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A two day general strike is under way in India today, as workers protest government economic policies. We hear how everyday life has been affected from Nikhil Inamdar, BBC India Business correspondent in Mumbai. China's Shanghai financial hub will be locked down in two phases amid rising Covid cases. Jennifer Pak is China correspondent for our US partner programme Marketplace, and tells us what impact the lockdowns are likely to have on global supply chains. Workers at three different Amazon warehouses in the US are voting on whether to organise unions. The BBC's Michelle Fleury reports from one of the facilities, in Staten Island, New York, on whether this effort is likely to succeed. Plus, the BBC's Sam Fenwick reports on record prices for fertiliser as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and explores the potential impact it could have on global food supply. (Picture of protesters during a nationwide general strike against the policies of the central government, in Ahmedabad, India. Photo by Sam Panthaky via Getty Images).