Report by correspondent of Mazdoor Ekta Committee
From May 16-21, Mazdoor Ekta Committee (MEC) organized a series of mass actions in various industrial areas, workers’ residential areas as well as at Metro stations in Delhi.
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Candle Light march at India Gate
Report by correspondent of Mazdoor Ekta Committee
Thousands of people took part in a candle light march from Jantar Mantar to India Gate on the evening of May 23, to demand justice for the protesting wrestlers.
Protest action by Indian Workers Association (Great Britain) in support of Indian Women Wrestlers’ just demands!
Report by IWA(GB) correspondent in London
Activists of the Indian Workers Association (Great Britain) gathered in front of the Indian Embassy in London on Saturday 20th May to express their solidarity with the women wrestlers protesting at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
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Women’s organisations in Delhi demand justice for the protesting wrestlers
Report by correspondent of Mazdoor Ekta Committee
On March 19, a joint march by women’s organisations was held from Parliament Street to Jantar Mantar, in support of the protesting wrestlers.
MEMORANDUM
Women Across India Stand in Solidarity with the Struggling Wrestlers
End impunity of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, MP & Ex-President, Wrestling Federation of India accused under multiple charges of sexual abuse, including POCSO.
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Gig Workers:
Heightened capitalist exploitation
The strike in April this year, by delivery workers of Blinkit, over cutback in payment for deliveries, has once again raised the issue of the conditions of gig workers and the problems they face.
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No legal rights for gig workers
Gig workers are excluded from vital benefits and protections offered by the Codes such as minimum wages, occupational safety and health benefits, and overtime pay.
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Protests by gig workers
Delivery workers of Blinkit (owned by Zomato) went on strike on April 12 this year, over the company’s reduction in payments per delivery.
Continue readingKarnataka Elections 2023:
Illusion of Change
Monopoly capitalists use their money power and control over the media to ensure that their preferred party wins the election. Faced with widespread discontent among the working people and rising anger directed at the BJP-led government in Karnataka, the monopoly capitalists decided to back the Congress Party and organise for its victory in these elections.
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Protests in Maharashtra against Oil Refinery Project
The Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra is seething in anger against the proposed Barsu Salgaon refinery project. Entire villages are opposing the project on the grounds that it will directly and immediately impact the livelihood of thousands of local people in a brutal manner. It will rob them of their land and livelihood. The project also poses a grave danger to the environment of the Konkan region.
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