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Over 50,000 workers took part in a massive event in Durham, Britain in July, 2010 on the occasion of the “126th Durham Miners Gala and Big Meeting”.

Dockers and seafarers gathered outside the head office of a Japanese shipping company Dowa Lines in July 2010 against the firm’s anti-union actions. They demanded that the company sign agreements of the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) for its fleet of 24 vessels.

Over 4,000 teachers and 300 professors at 18 public universities in Sri Lanka have declared they will strike work from August 16 2010 unless the government addresses their demands. They have asked for a 25 percent pay increase.

Over 1,500 workers at the Batu Hijau gold and copper mine on Sumbawa Island, Indonesia are on strike since August 1, 2010 demanding overtime  and improved working conditions.  

This year marks the 65th anniversary of the defeat of fascism by the world’s peoples led by the socialist Soviet Union. This momentous victory was achieved through unparalleled heroism and sacrifices of tens of millions of women and men.

Police lathicharged protesting diamond workers trying to enforce bandh at Kumudvadi area in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, on July 15, 2010. The workers were forcing diamond units to down shutters as part of the bandh, when the police attacked them.

August 5 marks the 115th death anniversary of Frederick Engels, one of the greatest leaders and teachers of the international proletariat.  It was Engels who, together with his closest friend and comrade-in-arms, Karl Marx, laid the foundations of the doctrine of scientific socialism.

The Lok Raj Samiti of Sanjay Colony, located in the Okhla industrial estate was re-established on July 25, 2010. Besides hundreds of members of Lok Raj, the residents of Sanjay Colony participated in the public meeting on the occasion. The members of Lok Raj Samitis of neighbouring chawls participated as representatives of their colonies in this meeting.

Hundreds of workers carried out a protest action at the gate of Foxconn at its Sunguvarchattiram unit near Sriperambudur, about 40 Km from Chennai.

This followed the hospitalisation of over 250 women and men workers. These workers had inhaled toxic gases inside the plant.

Sir,

I thank you for the informative and principled editorial in the July 1-15, 2010 issue of PV entitled 'Ghost of Bhopal and the deepening credibility crisis'.