NEW DELHI: An umbrella coalition of trade unions from across the political spectrum , including the Congress-aligned Indian National Trade Union Congress (Intuc ), will come together to lead a march to Parliament on February 23, protesting government policies on soaring prices, unemployment , labour laws, disinvestment and a number of related issues.Nation-wide co-ordination efforts have started for what may turn up into a massive assembly of workers in New Delhi at a time when the government is coming under attack for spiralling prices of a number of commodities . Left parties are planning separate agitation against the increase and are expected to announce their plans in two days.“All the central trade unions are marching to Parliament on February 23 to try and persuade the government to concede to our charter of demands,” said Intuc president and Rajya Sabha MP G Sanjeeva Reddy. “Our target is to assemble 10 lakh workers in Delhi for the march,” he said.Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh is the only major trade union that will be absent from the march. Politically affiliated unions such as the All India Trade Union Congress, Hind Mazdoor Sabha, Centre of Indian Trade Unions, All India United Trade Union Centre and Trade Union Co-ordination Committee are among the unions that have called for the March. A number of unaffiliated trade unions such as the All India Bankers Association and Defence Employees Federation will also join the march. Trade unions representatives will meet in Delhi on January 25 to review the preparations for the march.Veteran trade union leader and All India Trade Union Congress general secretary Gurudas Dasgupta said the protest march is unusual due to the wide unity of workers that will be on display at the march. “All-out unity has been formed among the workers for the first time. Intuc has joined hands with the other trade unions in protesting the government’s policies and such a unity is unprecedented . Price-rise has assumed intolerable proportions. The consequences of other government policies are also really hurting the workers,” he said.The march has a five-point charter of demands . The first is the curbing of rise in prices through “measures like universal public distribution system and containing speculation in commodity market” . Strict enforcement of labour laws is another. The third is to link stimulus packages to employment creation and protection. Another is the enhancement of security net for unorganised workers and inclusion of casual labour in it. The last demand is that profit-making public sector companies should not be privatised for meeting budgetary deficit.