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23/07/2021 cgpiadmin

Workers of Century Mills protest closure and enforced VRS

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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Country-wide protests by Power Sector Employees on 19th July 2021

A nationwide demonstration of power sector workers took place on Monday19th July. There was participation of over 60% of the 2 million-plus electricity employees and engineers across the country. The two-hour long demonstration coincided with the first day of Parliament’s Monsoon session.

21/07/2021 cgpiadmin

Conservancy workers in TN struggle for salary dues

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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Nurses in Manipur struggle for better wages and working conditions

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.

20/07/2021 cgpiadmin

30 years after the launch of the program of liberalisation and privatisation

Thirty 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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Condemn US imperialism’s attempts to organize anarchy and violence in Cuba

US imperialism has once again stepped up its efforts to overthrow the government of Cuba. Its aim is to reestablish its neo colonial rule.

19/07/2021 cgpiadmin

Oppose the Privatisation of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited!

Thirteenth meeting organised by Kamgar Ekta Committee in the series “Unite Against Privatisation!”

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 13^th meeting in the series “Unite against Privatisation”, started in September 2020. Previous meetings dealt with the privatisation of various PSUs and government establishments.

12/07/2021 cgpiadmin

Nurses continue to strike in Madhya Pradesh

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.

12/07/2021 cgpiadmin

Demonstration of sanitation workers of Najafgarh

On 6th July 2021, sanitation workers protested militantly for their demands at the Najafgarh Zonal Office of the Delhi Municipal Corporation. Earlier, the sanitation workers took out a rally on Najafgarh Phirni Marg.

12/07/2021 cgpiadmin

Protests across the country against inflation

On July 8, 2021, hundreds of demonstrations took place across the country against the skyrocketing prices of petrol, diesel and LPG and against the rising inflation of all essential commodities.