On May 22, 2011, the fact finding team established by the Committee of concerned citizen-students and youth on the suicides of textile workers in the Tirupur district in Tamil Nadu presented and discussed their report among human rights activists, political activists and social activists in New Delhi.
Continue readingCategory: Latest posts
Strike of workers of Wheels India
Wheels India workers at Ranjangaon, Pune in Maharashtra are on strike demanding increased wages, regularization and equal remuneration for contract workers engaged in work of a perennial nature.
Continue readingBank employees to strike work on July 7
Workers of public and private sector banks in the country will strike work on July 7, 2011.
Continue readingSahar Cargo staff strike work
8000 operational staff of the cargo handling agents (CHA) at Sahar Cargo Complex (SCC) in Mumbai went on a flash 24 hour strike on May 26, 2011. The workers were protesting lack of proper infrastructure as well as increasing corruption.
Continue readingThe struggle continues in Hyundai motors
The struggle between the workers of Hyundai Motors India Ltd (HMIL) and the management of the company is sharpening.
Continue reading
Powerful expression of solidarity with striking Maruti Suzuki workers
The dharna was organized by an action committee for solidarity with Maruti workers that was established at a meeting of local trade unions on June 8, 2011. Over 2000 workers of the Maruti Suzuki plant are on tool down strike since June 4, 2011 in support of their demand for recognition of their union, Maruti Suzuki Employees Union and against the terribly exploitative wages and working conditions. All production has come to a halt.
Interview with a striking Maruti Suzuki worker
On June 11, 2011, the tool down strike by Maruti Suzuki workers which had begun on the afternoon of June 4, entered its 8th day. A correspondent of MEL spoke to a leader of the striking workers. Below are excerpts of the interview.
Continue reading
Support the just struggle of the workers of Maruti Suzuki!
Since the afternoon of June 4, 2011, thousands of workers of the Maruti Suzuki plant at Manesar have gone on strike, bringing to a halt all production in this factory.
Workers and peasants must lead the struggle to end corruption
For the past several months, corruption and how to eradicate it has become the main topic of political discourse.
The monopoly media, both print and electronic, has become a warrior against corruption in public life.
Workers resist factory goons
Workers of Ankur Udyog Ltd, a factory in the Bargadwa industrial area of Gorakhpur, were attacked by hired goondas of the management on May 3, 2011. The attack was organized by the factory owner to "teach the workers a lesson" for participating in a May Day rally. The capitalists association of Gorakhpur was incensed with the large scale participation of workers in the May Day rally in defiance of the dictate of the capitalists.