ASHA Workers' Rally Demands Regularisation, Minimum Wages and Social Security

THOUSANDS of ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activists) workers and facilitators from 13 states converged at Jantar Mantar on November 29, in a powerful show of solidarity. Organized by the ASHA Workers’ and Facilitators’ Federation of India (AWFFI), affiliated with the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), the rally demanded regularisation of their employment, a minimum wage of Rs 26,000 per month, comprehensive social security, and pensions.

LDF Protest against Union Government's Neglect of Waynand

The Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala has staged a major protest on December 5, against the union government’s neglect of Kerala in the wake of the Wayanad tragedy. The protest included a march to Raj Bhavan and demonstrations at union government offices across district centres. The state government has proposed a rehabilitation scheme for Wayanad, designed as a township, and sought central assistance for its implementation. However, the union government has refused to declare it a national disaster, undermining the need for immediate support.

Kerala: Kerala Topped Growth in Regular-Wage Jobs over Last Five Years

Kerala registered a 6.2 percentage points increase in salaried or regular-wage earners between 2018-19 and 2023-24, during which period the national average fell 2 percentage points.

AMID a gloomy national employment outlook, a study by India Ratings and Research says that Kerala achieved the highest growth in regular-wage jobs among all major states over the last five years.

AARM Convention on Exclusion of Adivasis from Jobs

A NATIONAL convention was organised by the Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch (AARM) and the Centre for Adivasi Research and Development (CARD) on December 1 in New Delhi on the important though less discussed issue of exclusion of adivasis from jobs. The convention was attended by 300 delegates from 15 states. The convention was attended by representatives of other Adivasi organisations such as the Campaign for Survival and Dignity, SRUTI and the Adivasis Ekta Mahasabha.

NPRD Message on World Disability Day 2024

THE National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) conveys its greetings to the entire disabled people in the country on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, on December 3.In its message last year the NPRD had sought to draw attention to the impact of the ongoing genocide in Gaza on people with disabilities there. A year since, their numbers have swelled. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, of the 94,460 injured, approximately 10,000 Palestinians have had their limbs amputated.

Neoliberalism and Before

KARL Marx had once said that all criticism must begin with the criticism of religion. Paraphrasing Marx one can say in the current economic context that all criticism must begin with the criticism of the GDP. This conceptually and statistically dubious measure cannot cognize the phenomenon of exploitation.

Israel’s Genocide: Perils of European Atonement

Europe has twisted itself into knots. It has ended up weaponising its own barbaric past to shelter the barbaric present.

‘NAZI’ – Europe’s lasting contribution to political language – remains the prime ascription of evil in political critique. While the vast criminality implied means its usage is usually an excess, Europe’s range of behaviour since October 7 last year has placed it, plausibly, within touching distance of its wartime notoriety.

Mid-Day Meal Workers Protest

Hundreds of mid-day meal workers from 14 states gathered at Jantar Mantar on December 3, under the banner of the Mid-Day Meal Workers’ Federation of India (MDMWFI), affiliated with the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU).

Baku COP Flop!

THE climate summit COP29 at Baku, Azerbaijan, once again demonstrated the dominance of global capitalism led by the US over the international negotiations process under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG), especially carbon dioxide, emissions and bring under control resultant climate changes. These are already posing large-scale threats to people and ecosystems and are now on the brink of possibly irreversible changes and even greater dangers ahead.

CITU Urges Transport Minister to Reconsider Enhanced Penalties

THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) has called upon Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Jairam Gadkari, to roll back the steep penalties introduced under the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019.

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