CWFI Demands Probe into the Tragic Death of Construction Workers in Aizawl

THE Construction Workers’ Federation of India (CWFI), in a statement issued on August 23, has deeply condoled the tragic death of 23 construction workers when an under-construction railway bridge collapsed at Sairang, near Aizawl, capital of Mizoram on August 23, 2023.The railway bridge that collapsed at around 10.00 am was a part of the Bhairabi Sairang New Line Mizoram Railway Project, according to the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR). It was being constructed over the Kurung River and is positioned between the Bairabi and Sairang railway stations.

CTUs Observe Quit India Day

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×FOLLOWING a call issued by the National Convention of Workers, jointly organised by the Central Trade Unions (CTUs) and independent federations/associations on January 30, 2023, the Quit India Day was observed across the country on August 9, 2023 by toiling masses with the rallying cry "Save the Nation, Save the People."August 9 holds a unique historical significance in India's struggle for independence from British Rule.

CWFI Condoles the Death of Construction Workers in Thane

ON August 1, 2023, the Construction Workers Federation of India (CWFI) issued a statement expressing condolences to the bereaved families of 17 construction workers who were killed when a girder machine collapsed on them during the third phase of construction on the Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra's Thane district, in the early hours on August 1.

CITU Holds National Convention against Privatisation of Electricity and Railways

THE national convention against Privatisation of electricity and railways organised by the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) has decided to go for protracted campaign and struggles engaging common consumers/commuters/ people to put up an effective resistance to the privatisation spree of the ruling dispensation, which is a part of its neoliberal agenda.

Undermining Workers’ Rights: The Push for 12-Hours Working Day

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×DURING the challenging times of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, when people were grappling with the dual concerns of preserving their health and sustaining their livelihoods, the BJP-led Modi government at the centre, along with certain state governments, attempted to extend the working hours of employees from 8 hours to 12 hours per day.

Rescind Notification on Pension Contribution

THE Petroleum & Gas Workers Federation of India is taken aback to learn that through a notification dated May 3, 2023, the Government of India has assigned 1.16 per cent of its contribution towards EPS' 95 to the employers' account, without it being in addition to their contribution to the PF kitty. This decision will ultimately result in a loss for the employees.

Trade Unions Extend Support to Wrestlers’ Agitation

THE Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions, in a statement issued on May 8, has expressed its whole hearted support to the justified demand of young women wrestlers for stringent action against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, BJP MP and the chairperson of the Wrestlers Federation of India, who, as per two FIRs registered against him, harassed them sexually.

Petroleum Contract Workers Marching towards First National Strike

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×FOR the first time in the history of India, contract workers in the petroleum sector are gearing up for a national strike. They gathered at a national convention on April 6, 2023 in New Delhi, where contract workers from across the country resolved to organise a series of protest movements and culminate in a one-day national strike later this year.

Construction Workers Federation Holds National Conference

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×THE 10th all India conference of the Construction Workers Federation of India (CWFI) that concluded on February 13, 2023 asserted its united resolve to intensify struggles against neoliberal policies aggressively pursued by the Modi led BJP government at the centre.

National Convention of Workers

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×THE National Convention of Workers organised by the joint platform of central trade unions and independent industrial/sector level national federations/ associations representing crores of working people across all sectors, has decide to go for protracted year-long campaign and struggles to take united struggles to a higher level.

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