Working Class Issues

AIRTWF Conference Pledges to Defend Workers, Defy Pro-Corporate Policies

THE 12th National Conference of the All India Road Transport Workers’ Federation (AIRTWF) concluded with a clarion call to build broader unity among road transport workers against the growing onslaughts of the ruling dispensation, its divisive politics, and pro-corporate nexus that endanger the lives and livelihoods of working people.

CITU Demands Halt to Mass Retrenchment at TCS

THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), in a statement issued on August 4, has unequivocally condemned the brazen and disastrous mass retrenchment plan of India’s largest IT company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), which is set to affect 2 per cent of its global workforce – over 12,000 employees across India. This sudden attack has been unleashed upon the workforce at a time when TCS reported consolidated revenue of Rs 2,55,324 crore for FY 2024–25 – a 6 per cent year-on-year growth – and the industry’s highest operating profit margin of 24.3 per cent.

July 9 General Strike: A Magnificent Success: Toiling Masses Rise to Resist Neoliberal Onslaught

THE General Strike on July 9 gave a glimpse of the anger of the workers and the toiling people against their worsening conditions imposed by the neoliberal policies aggressively pursued by the NDA government led by Modi. The call for the General Strike given by the joint platform of central trade unions and independent sectoral federations received magnificent response from the working class and support from the mass of the common people.

CITU Demands Compliance with Industrial Safety Norms; Punishment to Those Responsible for Accidents

THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), in a statement issued on July 1, expressed deep shock and grief over the loss of workers' lives and injuries caused by the reactor blast at Sigachi Chemical Factory in Telangana and the blast at a cracker factory in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu. CITU conveyed its heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased workers.The actual death toll from the reactor blast at Sigachi Chemical Industry in Sangareddy, Telangana – reported to be 44 so far, many of whom are migrant workers – is still being confirmed.

Railway Accident in Thane: CITU Raises Concern

THE Centre of Indian Trade Unions, in a statement issued on June 10, has  expressed grave concern over the railway accident that occurred in Thane district of Maharashtra on June 9, 2025. The accident took place between the Mumbra and Diwa railway stations, when commuters were travelling on the two local trains moving in opposite directions brushed against each other in which four passengers died and nine were injured. CITU conveys its heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families who lost their dear ones in the accident and wishes speedy recovery of those injured.

All India Convention of Women Plantation Workers

THE first-ever All India Convention of Plantation Women Workers, organised by the All India Plantation Workers Federation (AIPWF), was held in Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad, Kerala, on May 13, 2025. The convention commenced with the flag hoisting by C K Unnikrishnan, President of AIPWF. V V Baby, Secretary of the Reception Committee and CITU Wayanad District Secretary, welcomed the delegates.

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