Trade Unions Seek ILO Intervention to Prevent Labour Laws Dilution in India

TEN largest Central Trade Unions (CTUs) in India, including the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), have filed a complaint with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) against the Indian government for unilaterally suspending the country’s labour laws.

National Protest Day against Electricity (Amendment) Bill

THE National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers (NCCOEEE) has given the call for a National Protest Day on June 1 against the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The organisation demanded its withdrawal.NCCOEEE, the broad-based united platform of almost all the national federations of electricity employees and engineers, seeks attention of the countrymen to the alarming step the ministry of power is exploring to adopt through a proposed legislation.

West Bengal: Three Tasks

LEFT activists in West Bengal are performing three difficult tasks simultaneously. While they are making efforts to cater to hundreds of poor and marginal people in the lockdown period, they also helped the migrants stranded in other states and tried to provide succour to them. CPI(M) activists in different states helped them in this job. Then came the mega cyclone and caused havoc in some districts.

TELANGANA: CPI(M) Opposes Electricity Amendment Bill

THE Electricity Amendment Bill introduced by the central government should be withdrawn forthwith, the CPI(M) demanded. Statewide protests with placards were held. On May 24, decrying the Modi government’s actions, a protest was held at the RTC cross roads with placards. CPI(M) state secretary, Tammineni Veerabhadram expressed anxiety that this bill violates the rights of the states and is against the interests of the states. Encroaching into the subjects within the state jurisdiction seems to be the main objective of the centre, he warned.

Depositors lose Rs 120 crore in CKP Bank

THE moratorium declared on Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative(PMC) Bank in September 2019 had sent shock waves throughout the country. The depositors of this bank could not withdraw more than Rs 50,000. Deposits of about Rs 12,000 crore got stuck up and due to this abominable situation, nearly 10 depositors lost their precious lives. The PMC crisis brought the concern about limit of the DICGC (Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation-owned subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India) coverage of one lakh rupees to the public domain and that eventually made the government raise the lim

Even in Crisis BJP does Business Costing Lives of the People

THE epidemic of Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the already putrefying socio-economic system in India. There has been heart rendering stories of pain, apathy of workers walking back to their homes immediately after the first lockdown was announced in the country. The massive unemployment with over 120 million job loss during the period of the lockdown has further accentuated the misery of the people.

Peasants & Agri Workers Protest Against BJP Govt’s Apathy

THE nationwide protest by peasants and agricultural workers on May 27, 2020 witnessed unprecedented turnout. People came out in large numbers to express their anger against the Narendra Modi led BJP government and different state governments that have remained insensitive to their plight.

Maharashtra: Relief by University Teachers during Lockdown

THE rising spread of COVID – 19, has led to extremely critical and challenging time the world over. In India, the confirmed cases have crossed 100,000. In Maharashtra this figure is more than 30,706, with 18,555 in Mumbai alone. Central and state governments have announced various steps to arrest the spread of this pandemic, including a nation-wide lockdown of all activities except essential services. During this crisis, the Bombay University and College Teachers’ Union (BUCTU) is responding to appeals for relief.

Kisan Samman Divas Observed across Country

THE enthusiastic and single-minded participation of lakhs of peasants, agricultural workers and rural poor to observe Kisan Samman Divas on May 16, 2020, as per the call given by the All India Kisan Sangharsh Samanway Samiti (AIKSCC), the largest platform of peasant and agricultural worker organisations of the country, is a clear cut warning to the authoritarian Narendra Modi-led government.

Enough of Flowers, Give Us Safety Gear: Frontline Workers Demand

AT the call of the CITU, more than four lakh workers across 400 districts in the country took part in protest activities on May 14, the Demands Day. They raised the crucial question of safety of the frontline workers and those working in industries risking infection during the Covid-19 pandemic.The protests took place in 10,000 places and while many workers came on to the streets to express their protest, many others protested from their homes demanding safety gear.

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