Even after 64 years of Independence, the workers in this country are not allowed to have the unions of their choice. The heroic struggle that the Maruti Suzuki Workers of Manesar Plant organised for recognition of their own union is known to all. The Haryana government refused to register the union and the management refused to recognise it though almost all the workers of the plant are members of the union.

The same issue is now in the Hyundai Motors at Chennai (T.Nadu). The Hyundai Motor India Employees Union wanted recognition by the management. When the union was formed, most of the office-bearers of the union,  23, were terminated. When the workers  protested through demonstrations, they have been arrested and kept in custody.

The right to organise and right to collective bargaining is accepted  all over the world. The labour laws in the country allows to form union with a minimum of 7 workers.  But even when thousands of workers have formed the union, the private companies are not recognising them. No discussion takes place. The government does not intervene on behalf of the workers. But it is intervening and supporting the private companies. The right of the workers to form union itself is being questioned. The neo-liberalisation policy of the government is in open support to the MNCs and private companies and is acting against the interest of the workers.

That is why all the Central Trade Unions are jointly organising struggles to ensure the right of the workers. It is the duty of each and every worker to support and participate in the struggles.