Workers Resistance

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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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  • Three Thousand Dead in Sinjar, Thousands More Kidnapped

    Originally published August 8, 2014 by The Rojava Report At least three thousand people have been killed in massacres committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) since it began its attack on the Sinjar (Kurdish: Şengal) region on August 3rd according to a report from ANF. Five thousand people are also reported

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  • Indian steel workers finally secure a hard fought win

    As reported previously, the strike by thousands of steel workers in Warzipur in northern India has been fraught with many difficulties. This week, after remaining on strike for over a month, management finally agreed to implement the workers demands. This is a great victory for workers and an example to the other many thousands of workers that live and work in the New Delhi industrial belts.

  • Tens of thousands of people protest rise of militarism in Japan

    With rising tensions among the major countries of East Asia, the Japanese government has enacted new legislation that allows the Japanese military to take offensive action. This policy shift was greeted with anti-war demonstrations of tens of thousands of people. Subsequent to this change, the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, visited Australia last week where the two countries agreed to work together militarily against China.

  • Jacobabad Sepco workers in tool down strike

    SUKKUR, July 10: Employees of the Sukkur Electric Power Company (SEPCO) observed tool down strike and held a sit-in outside the SEPCO office in Jacobabad on July 9 in protest against suspension of services of a colleague.

    The call for the protest was given by the Jacobabad chapter of the All Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Labour Union.

    As the protest went on, power supply to the town was shut completely and remained suspended for five hours, severely affecting business activities in bazaars and trade areas and hampering service of civic amenities.

    An office bearer of the union, however, clarified the union had no hand in shutting power but it had to be suspended after a fault developed in the main trolley of grid station.

    Published by Daily Dawn on July 10, 2014

  • Israel prepares criminal invasion of Gaza

    July 9 — The Israeli apartheid state has called up as many as 40,000 reserve troops to prepare for an all-out invasion of the Gaza territory, where 1.5 million Palestinians live. Because of Israel’s blockade of Gaza, the territory has been described as “the largest open-air prison in the world.” Beginning July 7, Israeli planes […]

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  • Hazardous conditions: ‘There were no safety measures at factory where four workers died’

    MULTAN, July 9th: Vehari District Coordination Officer (DCO) Jawad Akram on July 8 submitted his report of on the death of four labourers to the chief minister.

    The investigation was supervised by the home secretary and MNA Hamza Shahbaz Sharif. The report said the four men, who died on July 6, had been hired late in June by a relative, who was a contractor for Viga Plastic Pipes, as daily wage workers in Lahore. Police said the men, of Mitro in sub-district Mailsi, fell sick last week and were referred to Nishtar Medical Hospital in Multan. They said three of them passed away on Sunday and the fourth died on Monday.

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  • Raigad: Protest against forced land acquisition for Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor, Jul 9

    Corridor Virodhi Sangharsh Samiti & Jagitikikaran Virodhi Sanghrash Samiti Join the protest for saving the agricultural Land and livelihoods against forced Acquisition for Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor, at Mangoan, Raigad Date: 9th July 2014 Place: Sub Divisional Office , Mangoan, dist, Raigad Hundreds of farmers from 78 villages of Mangoan, Roha and Tala Tehsil of […]

  • Three victims of factory gas leakage buried

    VEHARI, July 8: The three labourers who had fallen sick while working at a pipe factory in Lahore about a week ago, allegedly because of leakage of some poisonous gas there and later died were buried at their native villages in the district late on July 6.

    According to Mitro police, Imran and Abid of Chak 125-WB and Ramzan of Muza Mohammad Shah had been working at Vega Pipe Factory, Lahore, for the last one month.

    Last Monday, they fell unconscious while working at the factory. The factory owner got them admitted to a private clinic in Lahore on July 4. Later, as their condition deteriorated, he shifted them to their native places and promised their families he would bear all the treatment cost.

    On July 5, Ramzan and Abid died while Imran expired on July 6 at Nishter Hospital, Multan.

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  • Sanitary workers create massive traffic mess

    Karachi, July 8: Sanitary workers ironically ended up making a mammoth traffic mess in the downtown areas of the city as well as some major linking thoroughfares on July 7 while staging a protest against non-payment of their salaries at the Arts Council roundabout.

    The agitated employees of the district municipal corporation South Lyari zone were complaining that they had not been paid salaries for the last two months.

    Hundreds of commuters were stranded in traffic jams on the roads and streets of Saddar and the iftar rush in the evening compounded their woes.

    The thoroughfares hit with the traffic chaos included II Chundrigar Road, MA Jinnah Road, Abdullah Haroon Road, Dr Ziauddin Road, Club Road, MR Kayani Road and Zaibunnisa Street. Connecting roads including Sharea Faisal and Sharea Quaideen were also affected.

    The worst congestion was witnessed at the Arts Council roundabout where the protest was taking place. The traffic police and wardens appeared helpless in bringing the situation under control.

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