The 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, during 26-29 February. In spite of extending its duration by an additional day, this conference failed to resolve any of the major contradictions that have thrown the WTO into crisis in recent years.
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13th Ministerial Conference of World Trade Organisation
Gurugram-Jaipur Expressway blocked on 15th October
Haryana farmers assert their claims
More than 3000 farmers from 15 villages of Haryana blocked the Gurugram-Jaipur Expressway on Sunday 15th October demanding just compensation for over 1800 acres of their land which had been acquired by the Haryana State Industrial & Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC)
Continue readingWorkers and farmers put forth their demands by organizing meetings across the country
Report of Mazdoor Ekta Committee correspondent
On 3rd October 2023, workers’ and farmers’ organizations jointly organized meetings across the country. In these meetings, the organizations called for intensifying the struggle to achieve their joint demands.
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Farmers struggle in Sirsa over non-payment of crop insurance claims
Report of the correspondent of Mazdoor Ekta Committee
On the afternoon of 16th August 2023, the farmers in Sirsa district of Haryana staged an indefinite dharna at Bhavdin Toll, demanding the payment of their insurance claims for crop failure during the Kharif season of 2022.
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Growing unity of workers and peasants against attacks on their rights
Workers across several sectors took to the streets right through the year in 2022 to oppose the anti-social and anti-worker program of privatisation. Trade unions representing workers of different public sector enterprises are coming together on a common platform and extending support to each other in the struggle against privatisation.
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Elections and the Challenge We Face
Interview of Comrade Lal Singh, General Secretary of the Communist Ghadar Party of India by Mazdoor Ekta Lehar
Continue readingOn the Questions Facing the Kisan Andolan
Interview of Lal Singh, General Secretary of the Communist Ghadar Party of India with Mazdoor Ekta Lehar
Continue readingKisans pledge to continue the struggle until their demands are met
More than 10 lakh kisans from across the country came together on September 5, in a massive show of strength and unity, for a “Kisan-Mazdoor Mahapanchayat” organised by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh.
Continue readingSugarcane farmers in Punjab agitate for payment of dues and higher prices for their produce
Thousands of farmers of the Doaba region in Punjab have been on agitation since August 20, against mounting dues of the sugarcane mills and low state advisory prices (SAP) — the price the sugarcane mill owners are supposed to the sugarcane farmers for their produce.
Continue readingOn the occasion of August 15 :
Kisans organise rallies across the country
On August 15, the 74th anniversary of India’s independence from colonial rule, kisan organisations organised rallies all over the country.
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