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Sixty three years ago, on 15th August, India declared its formal independence from British colonial rule. The masses of people, who had fought and sacrificed to throw out the British colonisers, hoped that this independence would bring an end to the colonial and imperialist plunder of our land, labour and natural resources.

Finnish handset major Nokia India has signed an agreement on wage revision with employees.

Coir workers' unions of Kerala are on the warpath against the State government's failure in implementing minimum wages in private and cooperative sectors despite the notification coming into effect on July 1.

Weavers in Salem, Tamilnadu have not had their wages revised since 1997.

The Karnataka State Midday Meal Workers' Federation took out a rally in Chitradurga on July 24 in support of their demands, including enhancement of remuneration.

The Employees' Union of Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals (Shrimati Sucheta Kriplani Hospital and Kalawati Saran Children Hospital) including nursing staff of both hospitals have launched a protest against the move for outsourcing of various technical and nursing staff in both the institutions of the Central Government.

More than 10, 000 workers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are planning mass actions in pursuance of their demands.

Address by Lok Raj Sangathan (Maharashtra Samiti) and Kamgar Ekta Chalval, 18 July 2010.

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.