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Time of India
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
AITUC calls out to fight exploitative policies framed against working class
Dharwad : "In the name of contract and outsourcing, workers are being deprived of basic benefits such as minimum wages, provident fund (PF), employee state insurance (ESI), and leave entitlements. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now We must fight against such exploitative policies," charged AIUTUC state vice-president D Nagalakshmi. She was speaking during a workers' rally organised by the AIUTUC district committee on Thursday in the city, as part of the 139th International Workers' Day celebrations. She alleged that the govts are not ready to recognise ASHA workers, anganwadi workers, and mid-day meal workers as labourers. "Their demands have not been fulfilled. There is a conspiracy to divide workers in the name of caste, religion, and language," Nagalakshmi charged. She recalled that May 1 is observed every year as International Workers' Day in memory of the 1886 workers' struggle in the US labour market, where they fought to establish an eight-hour workday. This historic movement instilled fear in the hearts of capitalist owners worldwide. As a result of that struggle, workers gained reduced working hours and rights, she said. She further accused, "Many institutions blatantly violate labour laws and pressure employees to work 72 to 90 hours a week. Their sole objective is maximum profit. Meanwhile, govts themselves are amending labour laws to affect workers." The meeting was presided over by district unit president Gangadhar Badiger.
The Hindu
29-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
JCTU district-level conference on May 4
The Joint Committee of Trade Unions (JCTU) will hold a district-level convention on May 4, as a prelude to the nationwide protest on May 20 to chalk out strategies to fight against the anti-labour policies being pursued by the BJP-led Central government. The convention will be organized by All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC), All India trade Union Congress (AITUC), Centre of Indian Trade Union (CITU) and Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC). AIUTUC district secretary S.M. Sharma and CITU district president Shanta Ghanti, addressing a press conference, said that the conference will highlight challenges faced by organized and unorganized sectors. Mr. Sharma and CITU district secretary M.B. Sajjan said that the four labour codes framed by amalgamating 44 Central labour laws are against the welfare of the worker. Those are the Code on Wages 2019, the Industrial Relations Code 2020, the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 2020 and the Code on Social Security 2020. The convention will discuss the charter of demands, including the implementation of the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (FPRW), opposing privatisation of public sector firms, ensuring minimum wages and abolishing the contract system. The conference will also urge the government to allocate adequate funds for the education and health sectors, ensure a minimum pension of ₹6,000 for workers.
