General Strike 2016 (6)
30th August 2016The Group of Ministers headed by the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley, and comprising Labour Minister, Petroleum Minister and Power Minister held a Press Conference today on 30th August 2016 to tell the nation that the Govt had accepted major demands of the trade unions and hence they should not go in for strike on 2nd September 2016. CITU considers the statement of the Govt nothing but a mockery meted out to workers. The Statement of the Finance Minister that the Govt has accepted the recommendation of the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee is totally untrue. The Minimum…
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1. Urgent measures for containing price-rise through universalisation of public distribution system and banning speculative trade in commodity market 2. Containing unemployment through concrete measures for employment generation 3. Strict enforcement of all basic labour laws without any exception or exemption and stringent punitive measures for violation of labour laws. 4. Universal social security cover for all workers 5. Minimum wages of not less than Rs 18,000/- per month with provisions of indexation 6. Assured enhanced pension not less than Rs.3,000/- p.m. for the entire working population 7. Stoppage of disinvestment in Central/State PSUs 8. Stoppage of contractorisation in permanent…
DEMANDS FOR A DIGNIFIED LIFE On 2 September 2016, crores of workers across the country will go on strike demanding an end to the all-round attack launched by the government against their lives, livelihood and dignity. Representing the interests of the big capitalists, both domestic and foreign, the Modi government has been trying to fool the working people with false promises even as it supports and actively imposes a policy that is snatching away jobs, looting family budgets, disarming workers of their rights and opening the doors to harsher exploitation. Last year’s all India strike saw an incredible 15 crore…
On 2 September 2016, crores of workers in India will strike work in order to force a deaf and blind government to reverse its anti-worker, anti-people policies. Among the burning issues being raised by the workers is employment and the loss of jobs. This was one of the key promises made by Modi and his Party in 2014 while seeking votes from people. Two years later the people have found out that Modi is simply continuing the same policies that previous UPA government had followed, which failed to create decent jobs for people.Latest report confirms low job growthModi government’s shameless…
29 September 2016A study done by CITU through its affiliated federations in various key industrial sectors of the country has starkly revealed the wretched conditions of contract labour and the increasing use of this evil system by employers – both public and private – to extract the last drop of blood and sweat from workers to maximize their profit margins. Explaining the decade old trend of declining wage share over net value added and profits, the study shows that in all the sectors, there is an increasing share of contract workers and they are paid wages that are often one…
