Workers Resistance

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  • Victory for contract workers of Hedgewar Hospital Delhi

    Victory for contract workers of Hedgewar Hospital Delhi

    May 7 , 2015

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    Contract workers of Hedgewar Hospital, Delhi won a crucial struggle continuing from May 1. Around a four dozen contract workers were unlawfully terminated by the hospital administration as the work contract was renewed. All the terminated workers started their strike and a sit-in dharna inside the hospital premises. The strike was led by ‘ Delhi State Government Hospital Contract Workers Union‘ . (more…)

  • Delhi Ispaat Mazdoor Union to organize Mazdoor Mela on the occasion of May day.

    Delhi Ispaat Mazdoor Union to organize Mazdoor Mela on the occasion of May day

    Workers Resist correspondent, 28th April, 2015

    Delhi Steel Workers Union is going to organize Mazdoor Mela (Workers’ fair) on the occasion of International Workers Day at Raja park in Wazirpur industrial area of Delhi. (more…)

  • Contract workers take on Delhi labour minister at jan sunvai

    Contract workers take on Delhi labour minister at jan sunvai

    NEW DELHI: Dreaming of permanent jobs and eager for immediate redressal of grievances, angry contract workers on Friday took on labour minister Gopal Rai at a jan sunvai (public hearing) in the capital. Unemployed 21-year-old Nibha Jha was one of them who left the minister flustered sharing her anguish of low wages, long working hours and no scope of redressal while being employed by a contractor engaged by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.

    Jha reminded Rai how she and others like her were lathi-charged by security personnel near Rajghat on March 25 when they tried to approach him to apprise him on the matter for the second time. “Why weren’t we allowed to meet you when we came to submit a memorandum on March 3? Where were you when we were beaten and lathi-charged?” asked Jha.

    “Shame, shame!” shouted those with Jha under the banner of Delhi Metro Contract Workers Union. She had come to the public hearing organized by the labour minister to ‘hear the voices of suppression’ and problems of contract employees. (more…)

  • Farmer hangs himself at AAP rally

    Farmer hangs himself at AAP rally

    A farmer from Dausa in Rajasthan committed suicide at the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) farmers’ rally at Jantar Mantar here on Wedensday.

    Gajendra Singh was among five-odd protesters who had climbed atop a tree overlooking the dais at the said rally. A suicide note was recovered from his possession, which stated that he was taking the extreme step because he had been turned out of his house by his father due to a destroyed harvest this year. (more…)

  • Wide spread National protest demonstration by the workers of India against the Modi Government move to amend the existing Labour laws.

    Wide spread National protest demonstration by the workers of India against the Modi Government move to amend the existing Labour laws.

    Bigul Mazdoor Dasta,other labour organizations and labour unions from across the country marched from Jantar mantar to Parliament street as a part of the protest demonstration against the Modi government’s move to amend the labour laws on 20.08.2014 and burnt an effigy of the Prime Minister.

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  • बावल औद्योगिक क्षेत्र श्रमिक संयुक्त कमेटी ने बुलाया पहला श्रमिक सम्मेलन

    बावल (रेवाड़ी) औद्योगिक क्षेत्र में पिछले लम्बे समय से पास्को और मिंडा फुरुकावा कम्पनी के मज़दूर अपनी जायज मांगों को लेकर संघर्षरत हैं। पहली अगस्त को बावल औद्योगिक क्षेत्र श्रमिक संयुक्त कमेटी ने बावल के मज़दूरों के साथ हो रहे शोषण-दमन के खिलाफ गुड़गांव- मानेसर-धारूहेड़ा-बावल के मज़दूरों का सम्मेलन करके ये तय कर दिया है कि बावल के मज़दूर चुपचाप मालिकों-प्रशासन-श्रमविभाग की तानाशाही नहीं बर्दाश्त करेगें। बावल में हुए सम्मेलन में तमाम ट्रेड यूनियनों, मज़दूर संगठनों ने हिस्सा लिया। सम्मेलन की अध्यक्षता एआईएस के महेन्द्र सिंह ने की। मज़दूर सम्मेलन में निम्न प्रस्तावों को पारित किया गया।

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  • 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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  • Striking Indian steel workers hold strong against police repression

    Workers from 23 steel factories in the Wazirpul industrial zone near Delhi are still fighting for employers to honour the agreement reached after a 3-week strike in June. Now local police are colluding with employers to try and force workers back to work. Workers responded by rallying outside the labour department, which issued a notice against employers for not implementing the agreement. For rapid updates on the situation, check out the facebook page and blog.

  • Indian steel workers in third week of strike

    Over 1,000 steel workers in the Wazirpul industrial zone in Delhi have won improvements in working conditions. However, the very next day, the bosses refused to implement the terms of the agreement. The workers staged co-ordinated industrial action across 23 different factories, demonstrating the power of industry-level solidarity. Some important wins included a reduction of the working day from 12 to 8 hours, adherence to minimum wage levels, and the introduction of double overtime pay. This dispute builds on the victory of previous strikes by Wazirpur steel workers in 2012 and 2013. For rapid updates on the situation, check out the facebook page and blog.

  • Indian steel workers battling hunger amid ongoing strike

    It is now two weeks that thousands of steel workers of the Wazipur industrial zone near New Delhi have been on strike for better pay and conditions. After attempting to break the spirit of the workers through intimidation, the companies are now resorting to the tried and tested method of starving the workers back to work. The workers are holding strong but have launched an appeal for money and food so that they can continue their strike.