Globalisation

A million tonnes grains rot while millions remain hungry

Posted Tue, 2010-08-31 21:29 by admin

What can one say about a society where 100's of millions of people go hungry to bed everyday and where recently a 1000 million kilograms grains, stored in government godowns, was found to be damaged and rotten? This is a massive amount of grains; sufficient to actually feed the starving for months! Despite India being considered as a global power, how can we have any self respect as a country if majority of our people are unable to afford two square meals a day?

SEEKING YOUR SUPPORT for the Workers' Struggle!

Posted Sun, 2010-08-29 01:44 by admin

Workers including of the Viva Global Factory, including women were brutally beaten up with hockey sticks and lathis by goons called in by the Management of Viva Global, the Gurgaon based sweatshop apparel house. The incident happened this morning between 9:30 and 10:00 AM when workers were to enter the premises of the Factory, as part of a tripartite agreement between the Management of Viva Global, the Labour Department and the Garment and Allied Workers Union (GAWU).

All India Strike Against Price Rise

Posted Thu, 2010-07-22 21:04 by admin

Bandh-July-5-PICT0097.JPGOn 5 July 2010, people across India participated in the all India Strike against price rise.

 

You can view images from the strike on this page.

Program for the Renewal of India

Posted Thu, 2010-06-24 12:06 by admin

Program for the Renewal of India - cover.jpgIndia is said to be the largest democracy in the world, but the Indian people do not enjoy the right to set the course for Indian society and shape its destiny.

The majority of Indian people have neither secure livelihood nor the power to do anything about their miserable conditions of life. They are not treated as human beings. They are humiliated and oppressed on the basis of caste, gender, class, race, religion and nationality.

महंगाई के खिलाफ़ मशाल जुलूस

Posted Wed, 2010-03-03 18:55 by admin

0100209 -demo pricerica 070.jpg9 फरवरी, 2010 को महंगाई विरोधी संयुक्त संघर्ष समिति की अगुवाई में, दक्षिणी दिल्ली के तेहखंड गांव के चौक से कालकाजी बस डिपो तक, शाम 4 बजे से महंगाई के खिलाफ़ मशाल जुलूस निकाली गयी।

Paradeep to Puri: The Padyatra Against Predatory Corporations

Posted Thu, 2009-11-26 13:04 by admin
orissa.jpgOrissa, the ancient land of Kalinga, has been under attack in recent years in a way not seen since over two thousand years ago when King Ashoka’s army laid waste to the region.

ASEAN – India FTA: An Attack on Democracy

Posted Wed, 2009-11-18 17:42 by admin
phpMxehZc.jpgThe Kerala Fisheries Coordination Committee (KFCC) has been demanding a stop to the ASEAN – India Free Trade Agreement.

No WTO deal without people’s consent!

Posted Sat, 2009-09-12 18:50 by admin
Ever since the Congress government assumed power after the elections, several statements are being made that India is now ready for taking the Doha Round of negotiations further. It is not clear whether the “India” includes its millions of workers and peasants whose livelihood and fortunes are very much linked to the WTO negotiations. Also, it is not clear why the reservations that the Indian government had earlier have now vanished and what actually is the current stand of the Indian government.

Symposium held on Conditions and Rights of Workers in the Era of Liberalization and Globalization

Posted Fri, 2009-08-07 17:05 by admin
L100_4496.JPGok Raj Sangathan (LRS), Kamgar Ekta Chalwal (KEC) and the Department of Labour Studies and Management at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) jointly organised a one-day Symposium on Conditions and Rights of Workers in the Era of Liberalization and Globalization on Sunday,2nd August 2009 from 10:00 in the morning to 5:30 in the evening.