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OCTOBER 1, 2017 – INTERNATIONAL DAY OF STRUGGLE FOR THE RIGHTS OF PENSIONERS – TUI (P and R)

13 Sunday Aug 2017

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I am giving below the call of TUI (P and R), WFTU, for organising October 2017 as Pensioners International Day.

Invitation Trade Union International
Pensioners and Retirees of the FSM

OCTOBER 1, 2017 – INTERNATIONAL DAY OF STRUGGLE FOR THE RIGHTS OF PENSIONERS

Capitalism is pushing new anti workers working class action against pensioners, and people. Solutions using government-administrators are temporary and weak, with no prospect or positive outlet for those whose work produce wealth in society and only give benefit to a handful of capitalists who gather in huge measure, the fruits of exploitation.

The measures taken by the leaders of capitalist development, with competition among capitalists as a motor, require new sacrifices from the working class, pensioners and the people, increased exploitation, and to end all rights remain. Greater limitation and abolition of public social security for the benefit of private, cancellation of collective agreements and extra payments to pensioners; plus a further reduction in costs for health, medicine, and social benefits.

All this complemented with new concessions to big capital through privatization of major sectors of the economy, energy, transport, water, natural resources, and new tax exemptions.

On behalf of capitalist competitiveness, pensioners and retirees worldwide worsening live your life and the lives of their children. Their pensions are cut, reduce health benefits and privatize, social structures dissolve, their rights are restricted in general.

To achieve these objectives own capital does not hesitate to resort to bloody conflicts and wars around the world, which violently appropriates wealth of many people on the planet.

We call to action, all our organizations and partner organizations, for next October 1, International Day of pensioners, with claims that correspond to our real needs, from the perspective of our struggle a society without exploitation, poverty, wars or calamities. Struggles do with unity and common action with the working class, the people and all those who suffer from capitalist exploitation.

We fought that way: For a free, public social security, health care and pharmaceutical care for all, without conditions or requirements. Let’s claim the right to public and adequate pension, reducing the age limits for men and for women earlier. Pensions that meet our current needs, so we can live a dignified life. For social benefits, housing, clean and right to leisure, public, free and quality water.

WE ARE NOT AGREE WITH THE CRUMBS BURSTING capitalist barbarity.

STRUGGLE FOR LIFE AND CONQUER THE FUTURE IN A SOCIETY WITHOUT EXPLOITATION IN BASE TO RICHES TO PRODUCE.

VIVA INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY

LONG LIVE THE DAY OF STRUGGLE OCTOBER 1!

682 Textile Mills closed this year – Textiles Minister

13 Sunday Aug 2017

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Textiles Minister Smriti Irani told the Parliament that 682 textile mills have been closed this year.

She told the Lok Sabha that 1,399 textile mills were operational as on June 30. All of them are in the non-small scale industry.

At the end of June, 682 textile mills were closed in the country, she said during the Question Hour.

Of them, 232 mills were in Tamil Nadu while 85 were in Maharashtra and 60 in Uttar Pradesh. As many as 42 such mills are in Haryana.

Among the 1,399 operational textile mills, 752 were in Tamil Nadu, followed by Maharashtra (135) and Andhra Pradesh (112).

Death of Children in Gorakhpur Hospital – A man made tragedy

13 Sunday Aug 2017

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The reports coming in the media and the newspapers clearly show that the death of 79 children in the Gorakhpur Hpospital in the recent days was nothing but ma made. The lack of oxygen was well known to the hospital and they have informed the government about the threat of the private oxygen supply company that they will not supply oxygen if the huge arrears of amount are not paid to them. The government did not take any action.  The UP government  is fully responsible for this tragedy. The valuable lives lost can not be brought back. But the culprits can be punished and the families can be financially helped at the least.

63 children passed away in UP due to negligence

12 Saturday Aug 2017

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It is heart rendering news that 63 children in hospital in Gorakhpur in UP have died due to non-availability of Oxygen. We express our deep pain and extreme sorrow at this tragic incidence.

It is reported that the utter irresponsibility and negligence of the Hospital authorities and of the company supplying oxygen have been the reason for the deaths.

We demand immediate action against the culprits in the matter.

Postal Employees will strike on 23rd August 2017

12 Saturday Aug 2017

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National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE) has called upon the postal  employees to organise one day strike on 23rd August on  the major demands of the postal workers. The poster in this connection is given below:

WFTU hails decisions of Workers National Convention in India

12 Saturday Aug 2017

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WFTU has given the following statement on the National Convention of workers in India.

India: The National Convention of Workers decided the next militant steps of the Trade Unions
10 Aug 2017ASIA, INDIA
The Trade Unions of India during the National Convention of Workers discussed about the current developments, the increasing anti-labor policies of India government and worker’s standard of living.

The Convention examined the previous action of the trade union movement and the continuing government’s provocative rejection and indifference of the 12-point Charter of Demands on minimum wage, social security, workers’ status and pay and facilities for the scheme workers, against privatization and mass scale contractorisation etc.

The convention was organised by the joint platform of all the central trade unions – CITU, AITUC, INTUC, HMS, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, UTUC and LPF, and the National Federations of State and Central Government employees and the employees in a wide range of sectors such as banking, telecom, coal, steel, transport and construction.

The Convention decided the next militant steps below:

1. To work for achieving and accelerating united struggles in all the sectors of the economy on respective demands, which have already begun
2. To Organize level massive campaigns at various levels: Block, District, Industrial Centres and State level; mobilisation and convention in preparation to central mobilization to be followed
3. Massive three days dharna (protest) at National Capital on 9th,10th and 11th Nov. to be attended by workers from all over the country.
4. The National Convention calls upon the working people to prepare for indefinite countrywide strike action against the anti people, anti national activities of the Govt.

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W.Bengal is being turned in to a grave yard of democracy – Biman Basu

12 Saturday Aug 2017

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Kolkata,August 12 :  Today, West Bengal Left Front held a meeting of all its constituents. After the meeting West Bengal   Left Front Chairman Biman Basu  told reporters, “ It is  unfortunate, the way, Bengal has turned into a graveyard  for democracy, as election  are turned into a farce . This time also, in the upcoming municipal elections of the state, the TMC has turned the state into a graveyard of democracy, as TMC muscleman are flexing their muscles to debar the voters from casting their vote.  In Haldia and Panshkura ,TMC hooligans are threatening  the eligible voters as not to cast their vote.  In Durgapur also   in areas covering  ward number 12 to 21 , election has been turned into a total farce.   The  areas , where the municipal elections  has been held  , has turned into  hotbeds of terror. Saying this he also gave the details  where the TMC hooligans  from  outskirt of Durgapur and  the adjoining  district of Birbhum  has been given shelter ,so that can create mayhem  on the polling day”. He also urged the state election commission to  ensure free and fair polls  in the polling areas.

Human chain in Kolkata  on  Independence Day
 Left Front  has decided  to enact  a 4 km long  Human Chain,  in order to spread the message  of communal harmony  and   national integrity  on this years Independence Day.   It is envisaged that the 4 km long  oath taking Human chain will be  a milestone in the world  and  will exemplify the  cause of democracy and communal harmony and determination of the progressive people of the country. (Courtesy: Ganashakti)

Ex- Vice President Hamid Ansari on Intolerance

11 Friday Aug 2017

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“A Democracy is likely to degenerate into a tyranny if it does not allow the opposition groups to criticise fairly, freely and frankly”  (Ex- Vice President  Hamid Ansari)

Is Modi Government hearing?

Do’nt create a ‘Hindu-Pakistan’ out of India _ Sitaram Yechury

11 Friday Aug 2017

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New Delhi, Aug 9 : Highlighting the dangers of communalism, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury today warned against creating a “Hindu Pakistan” out of India.
He was speaking in the Rajya Sabha while participating in a special discussion to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Quit India Movement.
While talking about the freedom struggle, he said the country’s Independence also had the painful episode of partition attached to it.
Yechury, whose term as Rajya Sabha member is coming to an end with this session, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mentioned that communalism must quit India. “The question is — are we doing anything to make it quit?”
Reciting a couplet about communal harmony, he said a ‘Hindu Pakistan’ should not be created.
The CPI(M) leader recounted the contribution of several communist leaders in the fight against British rule. He said a lot of people in the cellular jail were communist leaders from Bengal and Punjab.
He, however, emphasised that attempts should not be made to appropriate the freedom struggle.
Yechury said there were two communist leaders – a maulana and a swami – who had moved a resolution for complete independence at a meeting of the Indian National Congress in 1921.
The Quit India movement belonged to the people and is a common heritage, he said.
He said the divide between the rich and poor was widening. From 49 percent earlier, the amount of the country’s GDP held by 1 percent of the country’s population has risen to 58.4 per cent.
The need is to eliminate neo-liberal policies and communalism, Yechury said. (Courtesy: Ganashakti)

Massive March to GM/CGM Offices by BSNL Casual Contract Workers.

10 Thursday Aug 2017

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As per the call of BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation (BSNLCCWF), massive March to GM/CGM Offices were organised at all places on the following demands.

1. No retrenchment of contract and casual workers in BSNL. Ensure job security.
2. Rs.18,000/- salary for all casual contract workers.
3. Implement corporate office order to make payment of minimum pay based on CLC order.
4. Implement the labour laws related to EPF ESI and other social securities.
5. Payment of Gratuity and Bonus for all.
6. Scheme for regularisation those who have completed 10 years service in BSNL.
7. Equal pay to equal work with a view of recategorisation of skill.
8. Wages should be paid in fixed date of every month.

At Kozhikode, more than 200 workers participated. Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, All India President BSNLCCWF inaugurated. Coms. K.V.Jayarajan, SSA President, T.T.Asokan, Dist. Secretary, CCLU, M.Vijaya Kumar, Org. Secretary, BSNLEU, Bhagyalakshmi, Mahila Committee Convener, Suresh all India leader BSNLCCWF, P.V.Chandrasekharan AIBDPA and other leaders addressed.