Changing Policies and the Way Forward: A Discussion in AIDWA

USHERING in the new year with the recognition that for this to be a happy year for the mass of working and poor women and men, and indeed the entire country, strong popular resistance against the aggressively authoritarian pursuit of neo-liberal policies and bigoted communal polarisation by the NDA government has to be launched. If the first week is anything to go by, 2015 will bring even greater economic hardships and social discord for the people through anti-constitutional means. The slogan of ‘development and prosperity’ by the Modi government has proved to be a chimera.

Coal Strike: Govt Resorts to Misleading Statements, Distortion of Facts

THE two-day coal workers’ strike on January 6-7 was total and joined by seven lakh permanent and contract workers of public sector Coal India Ltd (CIL) and Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) in 40 coal-bearing districts of the country. The strike brought mining, loading and unloading, transportation and other related works to a grinding halt from the very first shift on January 6 and had an effect on lakhs of other workers engaged in outsourced activities.

The Length, Breadth & Depth of TCS’ Lay-offs: Why it is Completely Unjustified to Lay-off its Employees

TCS, the largest Indian company by market capitalisation has recently stated that it would restructure the organisation. This restructuring could potentially lead to the loss of jobs of around 30,000 associates of the world’s third largest employer in the technology sector according to some newspaper reports.Although lay-offs are not uncommon in the IT industry, something of this scale and magnitude is unprecedented in the recent times. What also adds to the woes is the fact that the TCS is otherwise perceived to be a very employee-friendly organisation.

Demystification of Modi

NARENDRA Modi has launched his new year with Pravasi Bhartiya Sammelan and seventh vibrant Gujarat festival of three days where he extended an open invitation to investors from capitalist countries, whether NRI’s or private capital investors of multinational corporations to accelerate their engagement in the ongoing process of capitalist development of India led by Indian monopoly capitalist fractions of the ruling class.

State Govt Employees Federation Conference Calls For United Struggle against Neo-Liberal Policies

THE 15th National Conference of All India State Government Employees Federation (AISGEF) was held in Chandigarh from December 20 to December 23, 2014. CITU general secretary and MP Tapan Sen inaugurated the conference. As many as 1,226 delegates and observers from 23 states representing 26 affiliated organisations attended the conference. Of them, 212 were women.

Mexico: Fear and Loathing

THE tragic disappearance of 43 students in late September while they were proceeding to a protest meeting has triggered a national outcry in Mexico threatening the stability of government of President Enrique Pena Nieto. After riding high in the opinion polls and being toasted in the financial capitals of the world, his popularity has now taken a beating. He now is being dubbed as the most unpopular Mexican president in recent history. Pena Nieto had won the elections two years ago with a comfortable margin.

Seven Left Parties in Delhi to Contest Assembly Elections Jointly

LEADERS of Delhi units of seven Left parties- Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)- Liberation, All India Forward Bloc, Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist), Revolutionary Socialist Party and Socialist Party-India held a meeting on January 13 and decided to contest the forthcoming Delhi assembly elections jointly. The following is the statement that they issued:

Telangana State: Spurt in Farmer’s Suicides

FARMER’S suicides in Telangana state (earlier part of unified Andhra Pradesh) have increased suddenly after its formation on June 2, 2014. It is not an exaggeration to say that not even a single day has passed without a report of farmers suicide(s) appearing in the daily newspapers. Reported suicides varied from one or two to a maximum of ten (on October 10, 22 and 24th and on November 29, 2014).

Seminar on 50 years of CPI(M) Held in Visakhapatnam

IN the run-up to the 21st Party Congress, a seminar was organised on “50 years of CPI(M)- Future of India”, on January 11, in Visakhapatnam.
Speaking at the seminar, Sitaram Yechury, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member emphasized that Socialism is only alternative for the future of the country. The Left parties may have lost in the 2014 elections. But they alone offer a credible alternative. He said the government is passing ordinances where there is no justification for these ordinances. It is an ordinance raj and not a democratic rule, he said.

AIFAWH - 25 years of Struggles & Achievements

THE All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers (AIFAWH) came into being on January 6, 1991 in its first national conference held in Udaipur in Rajasthan.

The past twenty five years have been years of struggles and sacrifices for the AIFAWH and all its affiliates in different states, which played a pioneering role in mobilising lakhs of anganwadi employees in both united and independent struggles to improve the conditions of anganwadi employees and prevent ICDS from being handed over to private interests.

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