The PLI is nothing but a handout of public money for ensuring maximum profits for monopoly capitalists in the name of building ‘Atmnirbhar Bharat’. The profits of the biggest monopolies are guaranteed under the schemes, but fulfilment of stated objectives such as employment generation are not – they remain policy objectives. We have seen again and again that putting public money into the pockets of the monopoly capitalists is called “incentive”, while transfers to working people are called “freebies”.
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BSNL contract workers on hunger strike in Kozhikode, Kerala
The casual and contract workers of BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) in Kozhikode and Wayanad districts of Kerala are on a relay hunger strike since April 18. They are protesting against the delay in wage disbursal and denial of social benefits by the outsourcing agencies.
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Big strike actions by German workers
Workers in Germany have been organising big strike actions in March and April this year, for better living and working conditions. Some of the strike actions are reported to be the biggest so far in several decades.
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Workers throughout Britain step up their struggles
Workers in all sectors in Britain are intensifying their struggles against their increasing exploitation. In the face of huge price rise and cutbacks in government expenditure, they are demanding a raise in wages and better working conditions.
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Millions of workers in France oppose the Pension Reforms imposed by the government
Mass protests of workers have been going on in France since January this year. More than a million workers participated in a one-day strike across France, on January 19, 2023. Since then, hundreds of demonstrations have taken place. The number of workers coming out in these protests is reported to be higher than ever seen in the past 40-50 years.
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Barbaric violence once again unleashed on worshippers at the Al- Aqsa Mosque:
Condemn the terrorism of the Israeli state against the Palestinian people!
On two successive nights, April 5 and 6, Israeli forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem. The attacks were provocatively and deliberately carried out during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Israeli forces forcibly entered the mosque while prayers were going on. The worshippers were ruthlessly beaten up
Continue readingConference on problems facing the peasantry of Tamilnadu:
Resolves to strengthen the fighting unity of the peasants in defence of their rights
A Conference was held at Ammapettai, near Thanjavur in Tamilnadu to discuss problems faced by peasants and the way forward. It discussed burning issues facing the peasants, including problem of lack of water for irrigation of crops in the dry regions, the absence of a assured Minimum Support Price for all crops, and the absence of storage and other infrastructure facilities.
Continue reading30th anniversary of a Historic Initiative:
On the Necessity for People’s Empowerment
The official assertion that India is the largest democracy in the world was challenged 30 years ago by those who raised their voices against the powerless condition of the majority of the people.
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Mazdoor-Kisan Sangharsh Rally in New Delhi
Thousands of workers and peasants from different states of the country gathered at the Ram Lila Maidan in New Delhi on April 5, at the Mazdoor-Kisan Sangharsh Rally.
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Leather workers of Tamilnadu hold militant protest
Leather industry workers of Tamilnadu have been waging a prolonged struggle for their rights. Over the past few years, the slowdown in export demand, followed by the repeated lockdowns imposed in the name of Covid, resulted in the closure of many leather industry units.
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