Ahmadabad Mill Strike, 1918

- Gandhiji’s second struggle was at Ahmedabad in 1918 when he had to intervene in a dispute between the workers and the mill-owners.
- He advised the workers to go on strike and to demand a 35 per cent increase in wages.
- He insisted that the workers should not use violence against the employers during the strike.
- He undertook a fast unto death to strengthen the workers’ resolve to continue the strike.
- This put pressure on the mill owners who relented on the fourth day and agreed to give the workers a 35 per cent increase in wages.