On 15th July, 2021, the drivers of Indian Railways, protested all across the country, under the banner of All India Loco Running Staff Association (AILRSA). Protests were held at the station lobbies of different divisions of railways – Banaras, Gorakhpur, Mau, Chhapra, Lucknow, Bareilly, Allahabad, Hajipur, Sonpur, Muzaffarpur and Barauni etc.
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Trade unions and workers’ organisations all over the country held demonstrations on July 23 to protest against the EDSO 2021.
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Workers of the Century Yarn & Century Denim Mills, owned and managed by the Birla Group’s Century Textiles & Industries Limited, have been on hunger strike since July 12, at the factory in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh, located about 290 Km from the state capital, Bhopal.
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A nationwide demonstration of power sector workers took place on Monday, 19th July. There was participation of over 60% of the 2 million-plus electricity employees and engineers across the country.
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Conservancy workers (manual scavengers) in Salem, Tamilnadu staged a protest dharna at the municipal corporation office on July 14, demanding settlement of their due wages by the corporation.
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The Manipur branch of the Trained Nurses Association of India (TNAI) has warned that they will go on strike from July 29 if the government does not meet the nurses’ demand to increase their grade pay and allowance by July 20.
Continue readingThirty years ago, on 24th July, the then Finance Minister Manmohan Singh presented the first budget of the Congress-led government headed by Narasimha Rao. Finance Minister Manmohan Singh declared that the balance of payments situation was precarious, with foreign currency reserves not enough to even pay for one month’s imports. … He then unveiled a program of major changes in policies, laws and regulations relating to trade, investment and the public sector, broadly in line with the prescriptions of the World Bank and the IMF.
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US imperialism has once again stepped up its efforts to overthrow the government of Cuba. Its aim is to reestablish its neo colonial rule.
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Kamgar Ekta Committee (KEC) organised a public meeting on June 20, 2021 to oppose the privatisation of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). It was attended by more than 200 trade union leaders from steel, railways, port & docks, electricity, petroleum, BSNL and activists from people’s organisations. This was the 13th meeting in the series “Unite against Privatisation”, started in September 2020. Previous meetings dealt with the privatisation of various PSUs and government establishments.
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On 5th July 2021, nurses in Madhya Pradesh completed six days of their strike. The strike, which began with a demand for wage increase along with other pending demands, has gradually spread across the state. The strike is being led by State Nurses Association, Madhya Pradesh and Regional Nurses Association.
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