Monthly Archives: August 2015

5 million jobs lost during 2004-2009

24 Monday Aug 2015

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A study bt Assocham has concluded that about 5 millions jobs have been lost  in India during the five years from 2004-05 to 2009-10. The young and educated  are the new jobseekers and ” they gave to be productively engaged to avoid socio-economic conflicts” Assocham stated.
It added that job seekers increased by 2.23 per cent while jobs increased only 1.4 per cen.
The government which claims that more jobs have been created, should rethink and plan for more jobs to engage the huge unemployed.

Telcos want towers in defence lands

24 Monday Aug 2015

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Both the GSM and CDMA service providers have demanded that permission be granted to erect telecom towers in defence land so as to improve connectivity. The Modi government has already allowed telcos to set up towers on govt. lands and buildings, including hospitals, to improve mobile coverage.

The question that is to be considered is not only mobility but also the danger of the private companies including multi- nationals getting free entry in to defence areas, which are highly protected areas due to national security.

Swatch Bharat Abhiyan – Varanasi is 418 out of 476 cities in clean rank.

22 Saturday Aug 2015

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Prime Minister Modi’s Swatch Bharat Abhiyan has not touched his own constituency Varanasi. It ranks 418 in cleanliness out of 476 cities in the country. This is as per the latest sanitation ranking by the Urban Development Ministry.

Shocked and ridiculed by this humiliating situation the government is reported to be moving fast to clean the city. We have to see whether the words and action match.

By the way, Varanasi, the PM’s constituency is also the SSA in BSNL where not even one fourth of the govt. fixed minimum wage is  paid to the contract labour in BSNL. We brought it to the notice of the Prime Minister, through a letter, but we are yet to find the results. 

Whether words of PM and action of the government match? Let us wait and see!

WFTU Supports General Strike on 2nd September 2015

22 Saturday Aug 2015

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WFTU Supports General strike on 2nd September 2015 in India

The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) That Represents more than 92 million workers all over the world expresses strong STI Solidarity with our class brothers and sisters of India, Who prepared a National General Strike for September 2nd.

During the last years India has met great financial rise. It is a member of BRICS, you’ve nuclear arsenal and space program. But This financial boom is not a benefit for MOST of the one billion people of India. Skyscrapers are built next to the slums. Gathered Extreme wealth is next to starving people. Become richer while the rich, the wretched are the victims Once More. The growth of the capitalist economy is always based on the escalation of the exploitation of the working class. That India Today and Its bourgeois political forces take pride on the economic and military strength of the Indian Nation; the vast majority of the people live the contradiction of pauperization.

These conditions in the struggle and the Demands of the Trade Union Movement of India is just. The WFTU affiliates in India Have Been preparing esta strike for months, showing the determination and the will of the class forces to Mobilize the great force of the working people. The success of the National General Strike in India, on September 2nd will be a success for the working class of the world.

Especially This Year, STI When the WFTU celebrates 70th Anniversary Year, we would like to highlight the historic contribution of the class trade union movement of India to the World Federation STI since foundation. That it is a fact without the Struggles and the contribution of the trade union movement of India, the international trade union movement class would not be the same.

The WFTU expresses ITS internationalist support and solidarity to the struggle of its Indian brothers and calls all trade union Organizations of WFTU to stand in Solidarity with the National Strike of the Indian working class.

Long Live International Solidarity!
Long Live the class trade union movement of India!
All success to the National General Strike of September 2nd!

THE SECRETARIAT WFTU

 

 

Disinvestment in Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)

21 Friday Aug 2015

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10% share of Indian Oil Corporation will be sold on 24th August. At present, the government holds 68.57%. Now it will be reduced to 63.57%.

Continued selling of Family Silver by the Manager.

India-Pak Dialogue should continue – CPI(M)

21 Friday Aug 2015

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Indo-Pak Dialogue Should Continue

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) reiterates its consistent position that the process of talks between India and Pakistan should continue, while adopting a firm stance on the territorial sovereignty of our country.

The current tensions along the Indo-Pak borders must be deescalated.  For this, the process of dialogue and talks must continue, regardless of whether the Pakistan embassy officials have meetings with separatist leaders of Kashmir or not. Such meetings have been regularly taking place in the past.

A new party in Greece by rebels of Syriza Party

21 Friday Aug 2015

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Athens, Aug 21: At least 25 rebels from Greece’s hard-left Syriza party said today they would form a new parliamentary group a day after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigned and triggered snap elections.

The party, which rode to power in January by vowing to end austerity measures, was deeply divided over Greece’s acceptance of a third international bailout package.

The revolt within his own party prompted Tsipras to announce his resignation late on Thursday, unleashing early elections which are likely to take place on September 20, state news agency ANA said, citing government sources.

The new party, called Popular Unity, will be led by former energy minister Panagiotis Lafazanis, 63, according to the news website left.gr.

Lafazanis, removed from his post in a cabinet reshuffle last month, is an implacable foe of the agreement reached between Athens and the European Union for a 86-billion-euro (USD 96-billion) bailout package, the first tranche of which was released yesterday.

– See more at: http://ganashakti.com/english/news/details/10170#sthash.at7S8X6a.dpuf

Another election in Greece?

21 Friday Aug 2015

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Consequent to the quitting of the Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on the  strong opposition on the bail out plan signed by the government within the party, another election is announced, which may probably held  shortly.

The trade unions in Greece has been on protest actions against the bail-out signed by the government with Euro Union, which will continue the austerity measures.

NLC Workers strike continues since 20th July

21 Friday Aug 2015

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More than 13,000 employees of the Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) are on strike since 20th july demanding wage revision. The workers demand is for 24% increase in wages, but the management is only prepared to grant 10%.

NLC is a central government PSU and is under the Coal ministry. We fully support the struggle of the NLC workers.

2G Scam – Assets of about Rs. 28 crore by A.Raja, family & friends

21 Friday Aug 2015

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According to the CBI, former Communications Minister A.Raja, his family and friends have amassed wealth of more than Rs. 28 crores during his tenure. The CBI had carried raids in 24 places and has confiscated 6 kg gold and 20 kg silver. It is also reported that the CBI has unearthed  transactions of about 200 properties in the name of the former Minister. It is alleged that these are all connected with the 2G scam.