We have reported in Mazdoor Ekta Lehar of the mass protests in December of tens of thousands of garment workers of Bangladesh for better wages.
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The Karnataka crisis – opportunities and perils for the people
A serious crisis in the state of Karnataka has resulted in the sanctioning of prosecution of the Chief Minister Shri B. S. Yeddyurappa by the Governor Shri H. R. Bhardwaj in the case of allotment of prime land in and around Bangalore to his close relatives. The BJP has gone on the war path calling for a statewide bandh and accusing the Governor of being a Congress agent. They claim that his single point agenda is to eliminate the BJP Government and prepare conditions for a Congress Government.
Continue readingSumming up recent visits to India by P5 chieftains:
India is on a dangerous imperialist course The second half of 2010 witnessed the chieftains of the United States, Russia, Britain, France and China paying official visits to India.
Continue readingTeachers of Manipur on path of struggle
The agitation of school teachers of Manipur for the implementation of the recommendations of the 6th Pay Commission continues without letup.
Continue readingStrike of Surat power loom workers
Power loom workers of Surat have been on strike since January 17, 2011, in support of their demand for increased wages. There have been militant clashes with the police in which nearly 15 workers have been reported to be injured.
Continue readingMumbai Mill workers demand housing
25,000 mill workers marched to Mantralaya in Mumbai on January 17, 2011 to demand housing for 2.5 lakh mill workers. Workers, organized by the Girni Kaamgar Sangharsh Samiti, assembled from various districts in Azad Maidan for the rally.
Continue readingOil refinery workers in Orissa fight for their rights
Thousands of oil refinery workers organized under the banner of Maa Baidehee Oil Refinery Worker’s Union carried out mass rally and demonstration in Paradip, Orissa, on January 14, 2011 in support of their charter of demands.
According to union representatives, their main demands are that the Refinery
Continue readingStainless steel unit workers’ struggle
Workers working in factories producing Stainless steel vessels in Tirupur, Tamilnadu, have been on strike, demanding a wage hike, since December 19, 2011. The strike has affected about 2,500 workers and their families.
Continue readingStruggle of cement factory workers
Workers of a Jindal cement factory in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh have been carrying out militant protests, braving police assaults and firing, since January 22, 2011. The immediate cause was the death of a worker due to unsafe working conditions in the factory on that day. The workers were demanding ex gratia for the family of their deceased comrade.
Continue readingAssam gas plant workers’ struggle
Workers organized under the banner of the Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited Nirman Shramik Union have been on a strike since January 5, 2011 at the project site Lepetkata, near Dibrugarh in support of their demands.
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