A meeting to oppose privatisation of ports and docks was organised by the Kamgar Ekta Committee (KEC) on Monday, March 1st, 2021. The meeting was attended by leaders and activists from various major ports of India, such as Mumbai, Cochin, Chennai and Vishakhapatnam.
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Oppose the Anti-National, Anti-Worker Privatisation of Ports!
Presentation by Kamgar Ekta Committee
Two big steps were taken towards the privatisation of ports in Feb 2021. In her budget speech on February 1, the Finance Minister announced that “Major Ports will be moving from managing their operational services on their own to a model where a private partner will manage it for them.
Continue readingBihar Special Armed Police Bill, 2021: Increasing police powers
On March 23, 2021, the Bihar Assembly passed the Bihar Special Armed Police Bill, 2021. The bill arms the police with unbridled powers to carry out raids and arrests without warrant. The passage of the bill in the assembly was met with massive protest from the MLA’s of the opposition parties.
Continue readingOne more round of empty election promises to Assam tea workers
Elections in India are a time when the political parties in the fray use every kind of deception to fool the people. This is very clearly demonstrated in Assam, where the daily wages of tea garden workers is a hot election issue with each party outdoing the other in making promises to increase the wages.
Continue readingFrom our Reader: Labour Codes are totally anti-worker
I recently revisited some statements issued by the Central Committee of CGPI that dealt with the attacks on the working class in the country today. It is evident that the enactment of the three labour codes passed by the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in September 2020 has further aggravated the situation.
Continue readingHaryana and UP governments pass laws to recover damages in protests:
Draconian laws aimed at crushing popular protests
The Haryana Legislative Assembly passed a bill on March 18, 2021, to recover damages from protestors for property destroyed during protests. The Bill was passed inspite of objections from members of Opposition parties.
Continue reading90th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev:
The Call of Our Martyrs
Statement of the Central Committee of the Communist Ghadar Party of India, 20 March, 2021
The 23rd of March this year marks the 90th anniversary of the martyrdom of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev. The British rulers hanged those three young men on this day in 1931 because they fought uncompromisingly for the complete overthrow of the colonial system. They were branded as dangerous terrorists and condemned to death.
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Kisans intensify agitation
The Kisan andolan is organizing programs in many states in the form of yatras and mahapanchayats. Everywhere, it is winning increasing support amongst all sections of the working people.
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Two-day strike by bank employees
Lakhs of bank employees went on strike on 15th-16th March in protest against the announced privatisation of two public sector banks. Over 10 lakh employees and officers participated in the strike across the country in response to the call given by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), an umbrella body of nine unions of public sector banks in the country.
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Workers of different sectors support insurance workers’ struggle against the proposed privatisation of public sector Life Insurance Corporation
We, the undersigned Federations of unions, unions, associations of workers of different sectors and people’s organizations extend our wholehearted support to your just struggle against the proposed privatisation of LIC through the sale of its shares and increase in FDI limit for insurance sector to 74% from 49%. We wish complete success to your proposed all India strike on 18 March 2021.
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