7 January, 2021 Pakistani mineworkers' unions estimate that at least 208 workers were killed on the job in 2020. This trend seems set to continue this year, with a fatal accident on New Years' Day, and two fatal accidents and a terror attack on 3 January. So far this year, 14 mineworkers have been killed.!
16 of revolutionary unions around regions are participating under the name MASA ( masdhur adhikar sangarch abhiyan)
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On Sept 25th I’m standing with my uncle, who has worked in the mining and fossil fuel industry for 20 years. He deserves well paid work. He deserves to work in an industry that doesn’t threaten the future of his family. I know investing in industries such as gas will not help him, or anyone, long term. That’s why we need Morrison investing in industries that will create jobs and help tackle climate change at the same time.
The Indian Federation of Trade Unions(IFTU) extends support to the three day strike by the coal mine workers starting 2nd July in protest against the Centres decision to open 41 coal blocks for commercial mining by private players.
comrades, This May Day in India, like in other countries was held without the usual rallies and huge meetings in the light of the lockdown. Our IFTU affiliated unions organised hoisting of the flags at the factory gates,union offices and some centres in the country.
FIGHT FOR JOBS AND IN DEFENCE OF JOBS
FIGHT FOR REGULARISATION OF JOBS
“The first and great necessity of the present to free labour from capitalist slavery,is the passing of a law by which 8 hours will be the normal working day.”This was the resolution passed in the founding convention of National Labour Union in America in 1886, the year that witnessed a spate of workers struggles for shorter working day.Chicago became the epicentre of the militant workers movement and the incidents at the Hay Market square in the first days of May,1886 lead to the birth of May Day.
From July 15th to July 31 our contract workers union in Singareni took up Struggle Jatha programme holding meetings big and small covering almost all the areas and divisions in the company.
The main demands on which the campaign took place were regularisation,equal pay for equal work,bonus apart from nine other demands.
to Arcelor Mittal Headquarters
24-26, Boulevard d'Avranches
L-1160 Luxemburg
Luxemburg
Dear Sir or Madam,
we have learned that your company Arcelor Mittal Temirtau does not meet some of its social obligations towards the workers. On the contrary, there are increasing attempts to remove or obstruct trade union rights, especially those of the miners and staff in the steel mill. At the same time, employees are being dismissed by illegal methods and the management of your company violates and ignores Kazakhstan's legislation.
On 22-05-2018, a demonstration of about 50000 people before the Collectorate in Thoothukudi, Tamilnadu opposing the expansion of Sterlite company was fired upon by the police killing 11 persons and another two were killed in a similar fashion the next day bringing the death toll to 13. In order to check the veracity of various versions on this grave incident of national importance and find out the real facts,a Fact Finding Team(FFT) was constituted jointly by the Indian Federation of Trade Unions(IFTU),All India Kisan Mazdoor Samithi(AIKMS) and the Progressive Organisation of Women(POW),AP.
INDIAN FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS(IFTU)
National Committee
Address:Marx Bhavan,7th Line,Vidyanagar,Hyderabad
President: Aparna General Secretary: Pradeep
IFTU CONDEMNS THE ARREST OF MSS LEADERS
BACHA SINGH AND DEEPAK KUMAR
DEMANDS THEIR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
In the midnight on 31-05-2018, the Jharkand police arrested Bacha Singh,General Secretary and Deepak Kumar,Secretary of the Mazdoor Sangharsh Samithi(MSS) from Chandankiyari in the steel city of Bokaro. It is learnt that their whereabouts are not known and till day they are still in police custody and not produced in any court of law.
