The bourgeoisie has used the pandemic and the lockdowns to create even more opportunities to multiply its profits through intensified exploitation of the land, labour and natural resources of our people.
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Five years since the Covid-19 lockdown:
Increasing exploitation of workers during the Corona Virus pandemic
Taking advantage of the Corona virus pandemic, the capitalist class in power, headed by the Tatas, Ambanis, Birlas, Adanis and other monopoly houses, has unleashed an unprecedented offensive against the working class during 2020 and 2021.
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Digital education:
A boon for the capitalists, a tragedy for the masses of children and youth
The Covid-19 induced lockdown has ruined the dreams and aspirations of securing education, nurtured by millions upon millions of children and youth of our country. With the sudden announcement of the lockdown in March 2020, at one stroke, nearly 50% of school-going children of our country were thrown out of the education system.
Continue readingAttacks on livelihood of workers during the pandemic
Workers across sectors laid off without compensation
- Workers of UP Women’s Helpline Service fired
- Haryana’s Physical Training Instructors agitate against unjust termination
- Journalists and Media Workers laid off without notice
The lockdown has created a massive crisis of jobs and livelihood
Since the countrywide lockdown began on 25th March 2020, a massive number of workers have lost their jobs. This includes workers of large scale industries and services, and workers in small manufacturing companies, shops, and in numerous small scale services. Wages have not been paid to a large number of workers for April and May and even for the period of March during which they had worked.
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