Scheme Workers’ Strike for Basic Rights on Sept 24

THE Joint Platform of Scheme Workers, as part of their struggle for basic rights like job regularisation, minimum wages and social security etc, has given a call for one-day all India strike to be observed on September 24.

NATIONAL MONETISATION PIPELINE: A Nefarious Design to Loot National Assets: CITU

THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), in a statement issued on August 24, has denounced BJP government’s project ‘National Monetisation Pipeline’ (NMP) to hand over productive national assets including vital functional infrastructural assets worth several lakhs of crores of rupees to the domestic and foreign private monopolies, for a pittance. It said that the project is a big step of international finance capital dictated neoliberal policy. “NMP is a pipeline of corruption while handing over public assets in private hands.

CITU Congratulates General Insurance Employees for Total Strike against Privatisation

THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions, in a statement issued on August 4, has congratulated the general insurance employees for their total strike all over the country on August 4, protesting against the Modi led BJP government's moves to privatise the public sector general insurance companies.

Stop Muzzling Voices of the Defence Workers

IN a letter written to director general of the International Labour Organisation, Geneva, on July 24, 2021, Tapan Sen, general secretary of CITU requested the intervention of the ILO against the move of the Indian government to ban industrial actions by civilian workers of defence production organisations.

Privatisation of Defence Production Sector: Nationwide Protest on July 23

THE joint platform of Central Trade Unions (CTU) and Sectoral Independent Federations and Associations, in its meeting held on July 8, reiterated its support to the defence production employees, protesting the central government's policies to privatise defence production sector and ordnance factories network.

Steel Workers Lauded for Magnificent Strike

THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) and the Steel Workers’ Federation of India (SWFI), in a statement issued on June 30, have congratulated and saluted the steel workers of the public sector steel industry for the massive united strike action. The strike was held protesting against the arrogant and humiliating stance of the management and the concerned ministry towards the legitimate rights and demands of the workers.

BJP’s Stimulus Package another Gimmick: CITU

THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) expressed dismay over the Rs 6.28 lakh crore stimulus package announced by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and said that it is nothing but yet another gimmick to hoodwink the people. It said that the measures announced under the package would neither provide the much needed relief to the crores of people whose livelihoods have been devastated during the second wave of Covid-19 nor can the package help in reviving the economy.

Corporatisation of Ordnance Factories A Danger to Nation, says CITU

THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), in a statement issued on June 17, has vehemently condemned central government’s decision to corporatise the Ordnance Factories functioning under the defence ministry. It called the move “dangerous”.

CTUs Support 'Save Agriculture, Save Democracy' Day

THE joint platform of Central Trade Unions has declared observance of ‘Save Agriculture-Save Democracy Day’ on June 26. In a joint statement, the CTU’s noted that the farmers' agitation, led by Samyukta Kisan Morcha completed 200 days of continuous protest on June 14. They said that the farmers have occupied main highways leading into national capital Delhi, for their demands to repeal three farm laws, taking back the Electricity (Amendment) Ordnance, 2021, and legal guarantee for the MSP.

Declare Vaccine Manufacturing Workers as Frontline Workers And Vaccinate Them on Priority: CITU

IN an uncontrollable surge in Covid-19 cases all over the country, vaccinating the population of the country has become a top priority but as a result of insensitive and erroneous policies of the government and its decisions, there has been an enormous shortage of vaccines.

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