AIFFWF Delegation meets Minister On Issues Faced by Fishers

A DELEGATION of All India Fishers and Fisheries Workers’ Federation (AIFFWF) comprising Tushar Ghosh, its president, Hemalata, general secretary, VV Saseendran, treasurer and Koottayi Basheer and P Stanly, both secretaries, met the union minister for environment and forests Prakash Javadekar on December 1, and submitted a memorandum on the difficulties faced by the fishers and other traditional people living in the country’s coastal areas due to the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification 2011.

CITU Calls Upon Coal Workers to Continue Fight against Privatisation

THE CITU has called upon all workers in the coal mines and establishments to continue their protest against the nefarious game plan of the central government to commence the process of denationalisation of coal mining through the promulgation of an Ordinance containing enabling provision for allowing private sector in commercial mining of coal.

BSNLEU’s 7th All India Conference Successful Despite Disruption Bid by Trinamool Goons

BSNL is one of the biggest public sector undertakings in the country with 2,40,000 employees, providing telecommunication services even in the remotest parts of the country. Since its inception in the year 2000, successive governments have tried their best to ruin this company so as to enable private telecom firms to mint money by looting the people. However, united struggles led by BSNL Employees Union (BSNLEU) have frustrated their attempts. Nevertheless, BSNL has been considerably weakened and is lagging behind in competition with the private companies.

Shrameva Jayate: Demagogy and Deceit

THE present government at the centre seems to have mastered the art of demagogy and deceit. Words are not meant to be followed by deeds. They go in different directions.

The multi-coloured advertisements in the corporate dailies on the ‘Shrameva Jayate Karyakram’ organised by the government only confirms this impression. Named after one of the proponents of the Hindutva ideology, this programme had been put up as an important effort by the new government at the centre ‘for the working people in the country’.

Labour Law Reforms: Some Reflections on the Contemporary Debate

THE Modi government announces its big ticket labour market reforms. Branded as Shramev Jayate, these labour reforms have the objective of pleasing both labour and capital and removing the ‘obstacles’ to economic investment and growth. But Modi is not alone in trying to please labour and capital in one stroke. Even those politically opposed to him are arguing that labour reforms are needed and that they should be suited to address the problems of labour market rigidities which have traditionally held back economic growth.

BSNL Casual Contract Workers March

MORE than 500 casual contract workers held a rally at Eastern Court, Delhi and marched to the Bharat Sanchar Bhawan, head office of the BSNL, under the banner of BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation, on October 15, demanding that their long pending issues be settled. The workers have come from all parts of the country with the banners of the union, flags and also wall posters with the demands.

WFTU International Day of Action on Oct 3 Observed Successfully all over the Country

THIRD October, the Foundation Day of World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) is observed every year as International Day of Action. This year, WFTU gave the call to observe International Day of Action focussing on the slogan ‘Fighting against Unemployment; For Dignified Work’. The WFTU termed unemployment as the ‘biggest, most dangerous problem for the international working class in the whole capitalist world’.

WFTU Calls for International Day of Action against Unemployment on Oct 3

THE World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), the only class-oriented international trade union, has called upon the working people to observe its foundation day – October 3 – as International Day of Action. This year the call is to observe the day as ‘a day of struggle against unemployment’.

Working Class Sounds the Bugle against Anti-people Policies: Declaration

The following declaration was adopted by the National Convention of Workers held on September 15, 2014, in New Delhi.

Working Class Sounds the Bugle against Anti-national Policies

THE working class of India in one voice issued a stern warning to the BJP led government at the centre that its attempts to sell off the interests of the people and the nation to the big corporates and financial institutions will not be tolerated.

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