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WFTU solidarity to the workers of Maruti Suzuki in India

10 Monday Apr 2017

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World Federation of Trade UNions (WFTU) has extended its support to the Maruti workers and demanded unconditional release of the jailed workers. The full text is given below:

WFTU solidarity statement for the workers of Maruti Suzuki in India
04 Apr 2017 ASIA, INDIA
The World Federation of Trade Unions, representing 92 million workers in the 5 continents, expresses its dissatisfaction and denounces the sentence of life to 13 workers and of 5 years jail to four more workers of Maruti Suzuki, regarding the incident of violence in the Manesar plant of Maruti in 2012.

The violent incident in 2012, plotted by the management of the factory, through the hiring of musclemen in order to crush the trade unions and the workers who were fighting for their rights. The convicted workers are not responsible for the incident in which a general manager of the factory was killed.

The WFTU is greeting the demonstrations and the initiatives to take place on 5th April 2017, expressing the Trade unions’ solidarity and demanding the unconditional release of the Maruti workers and reinstatement of dismissed workers.

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Srinagar Election – Voting only 7.14%

10 Monday Apr 2017

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It is reported in the press that only 7.14% voted in the Srinagar Lok Sabha bye-election, which means that more than 90% did not cast their democratic right. This is unprecedented. It is an indication of the grave situation in the Kashmir valley. Instead of of a military or para-military solution, a political settlement is required with discussion with all stake holders.

“Youth need education, good health and jobs… not cow protection Committees…” – Sitaram Yechury

09 Sunday Apr 2017

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“The youth need education, good health and jobs…not cow protection committees, anti-Romeo squads or issues on which they can be emotionally distracted from the main purpose of building a better India” – Sitaram Yechury, General Secretary, CPI(M)

Exactly!

Oppose and defeat attacks on the secular fabric of the nation

09 Sunday Apr 2017

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The victory in UP elections have made BJP and Sangh Parivar inebriated. One after another, their leaders are spewing venom breaking the secular fabric of the country. See two statements issued by RSS and BJP leaders today:

“Cow slaughter should be banned in the country” – Mohan Bhagvat, RSS Chief

“Those who oppose building Ram Mandir should be beheaded” – UP BJP MLA

These are not isolated cases. Such statements and also attack on the minorities and dalits are reported daily. This is a dangerous situation. Massive campaign is required to save the country from such intolerance and save the secular status of the nation.

Stop Bombing and Imperial Intervention in Syria – WFTU

09 Sunday Apr 2017

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The Statement issued by the Secretariat of the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) is given below:

WORLD FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS
HM 07.04.2017 Athens, Greece – 7 April 2017

“The USA role and the bombings in Syria

“It is known all over the world that the USA, the European Union, Turkey and
the Gulf monarchies have founded, financed and armed the ISIS. Their goal
was dismembering Syria and founding new puppet states in order to steal the
region’s wealth. Today, with the USA bombings against Syria, the government of Trump
continues the policy of the previous Presidents. Through these bombings, it
supports the ISIS. It makes the situation even more dangerous for a
generalized war. The class-oriented trade union movement demands: – The foreign troops to leave the Region
– To stop the imperialist intervention against Syria and the whole Middle East – The wealth-producing resources of Syria belong to its people. – The peoples of the Region are the only ones who have the right to decide freely and democratically on their present and future. – to stop chemical weapons use by everybody”

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Casteless Society instead of Cashless Society

09 Sunday Apr 2017

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Modi Government at the centre is aggressively campaigning and compelling the people to shift to a cashless system, ignoring the severe hardship of the people. Instead it should focus on a caste less society, which will remove a long standing injustice to a big section of the people and bring harmony and peace. The caste system, the most oppressive and inhuman system needs to be abolished for ever. Of course, an end to the age old system is not easy and require determination and support from the people.

Female Labour % abysmally low in India; only 27%

09 Sunday Apr 2017

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International Labour Organisation (ILO) has ranked India at 121 out of 131 countries in Female Labour Force Participation (FLFP) with an abysmal 27%, which means out of 100 jobs, only 27 jobs are with women. Nepal has got FLFP of 79.9%, China 63.9%, Bangladesh 57.4%, 56.3% in US, 50.8% in European countries and 35.1% in Sri Lanka. The few countries which are below India include Pakistan 24.6% and Arab countries 23.3%.
The jobless women in India are mainly in rural area. It is also reported that the FLFP is continuously reducing in India. In the Central government, as reported in this blog yesterday, the ratio between men and women workers were 9.15 : 1. Lack of education among women in backward rural areas is one reason.

The continued governments at the centre have not paid any serious attention to this matter. Government of India and State governments have to seriously tackle the issue.

Ratio of women employees in central services only 1: 9.15

08 Saturday Apr 2017

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out of a total number of 30.87 lakh employees in the central services, only 3.37 lakhs are women. The ratio works out to an abysmal 1: 9.15. The information was given in Parliament by Jitendra Singh MoS in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. Copy of the same is given below. The government should provide special reservation for women in jobs to increase the ratio and give justice to women.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5172
(TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2017)

EMPLOYEES IN GOVERNMENT SERVICES

5172. SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:
Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:
(a) the number of female employees in Government Service in rural and urban areas; and
(b) the ratio of male and female employees in the service?

ANSWER
Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) & (b): No data is maintained centrally regarding the number of female/male employees in Government service in rural & urban areas as sought in the question.

However, as per the Census of Central Government employees brought out by Directorate General of Employment & Training, Ministry of Labour, total number of employees in various Central Ministries/ Departments was 30,87,278 out of which 3,37,439 employees were women as on March, 2011. The ratio between men and women employees works out to be 9.15:1 as per the above Census. The publication of the report on the Census of Central Government employees has since been discontinued from 2011.

Intolerance has no limit – danger to the secular fabric of the nation

08 Saturday Apr 2017

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After the Modi government has assumed power, the intolerance of the Sangh Parivar has crossed all limits. The declared  threat to the life of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan by them is but one example.

Black Africans, South Indians, cattle purchasers, love couples, rationalists, minorities, dalits, women – all are victims of this brutal intolerance. The list is sure to increase every day.

Fascist Mussolini and Nazi leader Adolf Hitler are two rulers who took intolerance to unlimited level. Is the same thing happening in present India?

Can this intolerance can be tolerated by people of the Secular Democratic Republic of India.

Kerala Government grants Social Security Pension

08 Saturday Apr 2017

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Despite serious financial crisis, Kerala LDF government has sanctioned Rs. 1,114 crore for payment of Social Security Pension to 37.02 lakh persons, those senior citizens who are not getting pension otherwise.

Out of this, 19.29 lakh persons will be paid through accounts, while 17.73 lakh persons will be paid at their homes. Government has taken decision earlier to pay the pension at their homes as a special case.

The special consideration to the senior citizens by the Kerala Government is to be appreciated.