Workers Resistance

Author: satyanarayan

  • Brilliant victory of the hot rolling steel workers on the third day of their hunger strike

    Brilliant victory of the hot rolling steel workers on the third day of their hunger strike: the owners give written promise to implement the agreement in toto
    Factory Workers form factory committees for ensuring the implementation of the agreement
    The struggle of the hot rolling steel workers completed one month today and it was also the third day of their relay hunger strike. It was today itself that the workers secured their third victory. As you know, after 22-day long strike of the hot rolling steel workers, the owners were forced to compromise on June 27 and June 28 when they gave in writing to abide by all the labour laws. But they backtracked from the agreement the next day. Consequently the workers’ movement continued. The workers used to go to the factory gates daily till 4 July. When the owners did not open the factories for implementing the agreement, the workers even went on to occupy the factory gates. Meanwhile the police arrested the members of ‘Garam Rolla Mazdoor Ekta Samiti’ and ‘Bigul Mazdoor Dasta’ twice and the owners even launched an attack through the hired goons, but despite all this the workers got their comrades released and gave fitting reply to the goons as well. The workers commenced their relay hunger strike from 5 July at Raja Park in Wazirpur. The mobilisation of workers was swelling with each passing day and the owners were incapable to run the factories. Today the owners had to respond to the ‘show cause notice’ issued by the labour department. A delegation of ‘Garam Rolla Mazdoor Ekta Samiti’ led by Shivani, Sunny and Raghuraj had also reached the labour department. During the talks, the advocates from the owners side gave in writing that from now on the workers will not be forced to work for 12 hours a day and all the owners will respect the agreement. After this the delegation of the ‘Garam Rolla Mazdoor Ekta Samiti’ returned and broke the hunger strike of the comrades sitting on hunger strike and announced the victory.
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  • Historic Victory of Steel Workers of Wazirpur!

    Historic Victory of Steel Workers of Wazirpur!

    Victory parade

    As is known, the steel workers of Wazirpur have been on strike since June 6, under the leadership of 'Garam Rolla Mazdoor Ekta Samiti'. Today, in the negotiation in Deputy Labour Commissioner's Office, the owners of all plants gave in to the demands of workers and accepted to implement the 8-hour workday, double rate overtime, minimum wages, ESI, PF for the workers of Wazirpur. It is a huge victory for the workers as it was not an informal negotiation for some wage increment; almost all the basic labour laws have been enforced in this negotiation.

    Sunny, member, Garam Rolla Mazdoor Ekta Samiti, told that it is a huge step, but it is only a beginning. Now the new task is to enforce the implementation of today's agreement and not to allow any owner to flout these labour laws anymore. Raghuraj, member, Garam Rolla Mazdoor Ekta Samiti, said that the Deputy Labour Commissioner has assured that officials from the labour department will go on surprise inspections throughout the month to ensure the implementation of 8-hour workday and also will be present on the day of payment of wages to ensure that minimum wages are being given. Shivani, legal consultant of the Samiti and an activist of 'Bigul Mazdoor Dasta' said that in the context of hopelessness and reversal in the workers' movement, this victory holds immense importance. The labour laws had become a laughing stock among the owners and management. However, the steel workers of Wazirpur have shown that if we prevent agent unions of electoral parties, NGOs and funding agencies from entering in the workers' movement, the workers' themselves can lead their movement to victory, provided it is guided by correct political ideas. And 'Garam Rolla Mazdoor Ekta Samiti' has achieved precisely this objective. Navin, secretary, Delhi Kamgar Union argued that it was the resilience of the steel workers under a correct political leadership, that ultimately led to this historic victory. He said that the community kitchen run by the striking workers with the support from workers from different parts of the country showed that if workers' movement transcends the narrow boundaries of factory and occupation and a working class unity across the lines of occupation, region, etc is forged, the workers' struggles can definitely be won. The steel workers of Wazirpur have shown the way and now all workers of all areas and occupation need to follow this path.
    With Revolutionary Greetings,
    Raghuraj, Sunny Singh (Members, Leading Committee, Garam Rolla Mazdoor Ekta Samiti)
    Shivani (Legal Consultant, Garam Rolla Mazdoor Ekta Samiti)

    Some photos and videos of victory parade

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  • गरम रोला मज़दूरों के आन्‍दोलन की ऐतिहासिक जीत

    गरम रोला मज़दूरों के आन्‍दोलन की ऐतिहासिक जीत

    विजय जुलुस

    गौरतलब है कि पिछले 22 दिनों से दिल्‍ली के वजीरपुर इलाके के गर्म रोला मज़दूर अपनी संवैधानिक कानुनी मांगो को लागु करवाने के लिए हड़ताल पर थे। इस बीच मालिकों ने अलग अलग तरीके से हड़ताली मज़दूरों को तोड़ने की कोशिश की। मजदूर नेताओं को झूठे आरोपो में गिरफ्तार करवाने की कोशिशों से लेकर हड़ताल को लम्‍बा खीचकर मज़दूरों को भूख से तोड़ देने जैसे अनेक तरीके अपनाये। पर मज़दूरों द्वारा इसका संगठित प्रतिरोध, हड़ताल के दौरान सामुदायिक रसोई चलाना आदि ऐसे हथियार साबित हुए जिसके सामने मालिकों को झुकना पड़ा।  

    आज नीमड़ी कॉलोनी के श्रम विभाग में हुई वार्ता में सभी 23 कारखानों के मालिकों ने लिखित समझौते में सभी श्रम कानुन लागु करने स्‍वीकार किया। 8 घंटे का कार्यदिवस, ऑवरटाइम का दुगुनी दर से भुगतान, ईएसआई, पीएफ की सुविधा जैसे सभी कानुनों के ऊपर उन्‍होने लिखित हामी भरी। यह अपने आप में एक बड़ी जीत है क्‍योंकि ये सिर्फ वेतन वृद्धि का समझौता नहीं बल्कि सभी श्रम कानुनों को लागु करने का समझौता है।  

    गरम रोला मज़दूर एकता समिति के सनी ने कहा कि यह एक बड़ी जीत है पर अभी यह एक शुरूआत है। इस समझौते को लागु करवाना भी हमारे लिए एक बड़ी लड़ाई होगी। हमें कोशिश करनी होगी कि कोई भी मालिक इन श्रम कानुनों का उल्‍लंघन ना कर पाये।  

    गरम रोला मज़दूर एकता समिति के ही रघुराज ने बताया कि उप श्रमायुक्‍त ने वायदा किया है कि वो सभी कारखानों का आकस्मिक दौरा करेंगे व वेतन वितरण के दिन कारखाने में अपने किसी अधिकारी को भेजेंगे ताकि जितने वेतन का वादा किया गया है वो सभी मज़दूरों को मिल सके। समिति की कानुनी सलाहकार व बिगुल मज़दूर दस्‍ता की कार्यकर्ता शिवानी ने कहा कि मज़दूर आन्‍दोलनों के लिए विपर्यय व निराशा के इस दौर में यह जीत बहुत मायने रखती है। मालिकों व प्रबन्‍धन के लिए श्रम कानुन अब एक मजाक बनकर रह गये हैं पर गरम रोला के मज़दूरों ने दिखा दिया है कि अगर हम चुनावबाज राजनीतिक पार्टियों, एनजीओं, फण्डिग एजेंसियों की युनियनों को मज़दूर आन्‍दोलनों में घुसपैठ से रोक सकें तो मज़दूर अपने आन्‍दोलन को खुद नेतृत्‍व दे सकते हैं बशर्ते कि वो एक सही राजनीति लाइन के मातहत हों। गरम रोला मज़दूरों ने यह करके दिखाया है।  

    दिल्‍ली मज़दूर यूनियन के सचिव नवीन ने कहा कि मज़दूरों की इसी जुझारू एकजुटता ने एक सही राजनीतिक लाइन के मातहत ये सम्‍भव कर दिखाया है। उन्‍होने ये भी कहा कि पूरे देशभर के इंसाफपसन्‍द नागरिकों, आसपास के मज़दूरों आदि के सहयोग से चलाई जा रही सामुदायिक रसोई ने ये दिखला दिया कि अगर हम फैक्‍टरी, पेशे आदि की संकीर्ण दीवारों को तोड़कर वर्गीय आधार पर एकजुट हो जायेंगे तो मज़दूर संघर्ष जीते जा सकते हैं। गरम रोला मज़दूरों ने हमें यह राह दिखाई और अब बाकी मज़दूरों को भी इस राह पर चलना चाहिए।  

    इंकलाबी अभिवादन के साथ
    रघुराज, सनी (सदस्य, नेतृत्वकारी समिति, गरम रोला मज़दूर एकता समिति)
    शिवानी (कानूनी सलाहकार, गरम रोला मज़दूर एकता समिति)
    रघुराज – 9211532753, सनी – 9873358124

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