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The Hindu
4 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
Haileyburia Tea Estates at Peerumade announces lockout
One of the first tea plantations started by Europeans in Peerumade in Idukki is facing closure after the management stopped all operations from Thursday. According to workers, the management has not provided wages and benefits to employees of the Semmni Valley, Vallakkadu, Chinnar and Haileyburia divisions of Haileyburia Tea Estates Limited for the past two months. 800 permanent workers According to plantation leaders, the four estates encompass approximately 2,400 hectares and have 800 permanent workers, besides hundreds of migrant workers. They have not received salaries and benefits for the past two months. The operations of the tea factory at Semmni Valley have also been stopped. According to workers, the management suddenly announced the lockout. 'Plantation work is the only income for families in the area. The management failed to distribute the wages in time,' said a worker. High Range Plantation Employees Union (INTUC) president Cyriac Thomas said that the trade unions had intervened on the issue to solve it without delay. 'A meeting with the Deputy Labour Officer will be held at Peerumade on August 13 to discuss the issue,' said Mr. Thomas. ₹1.39-crore loss According to Haileyburia estate officials, the company has been facing a deep financial crisis for the past several months. The company faced a loss of ₹1.39 crore in the first three months of this financial year. 'The management has sought support from the workers to continue the functioning of the estates. But on August 5 some workers entered the office with outsiders and threatened the officials, resulting in the sudden lockout of the company. The non-functioning of the factory led to the loss of 25,000 kg of tea, amounting to ₹7.5 lakh,' said the officials. According to historical records, the Haileyburia Tea Estates Limited was incorporated on August 23, 1923 by Scottish planter Frank Bissett, who planted the Semmni Valley Tea Estate and acquired the adjoining Haileyburia and Chinnar tea estates, near Elappara in Peerumade. The renowned Haileybury Public School in Hertford Heath, England, bestowed the estate with the name Haileyburia.
India.com
31-07-2025
- General
- India.com
Bardhaman Road Issue: বৃষ্টিতে বেহাল রাস্তা, জমা জলে মাছ ধরে প্রতিবাদ INTUC-র
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The Hindu
20-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
INTUC asks Centre for invitation to tripartite meetings, blames Air India crash on privatisation
The working committee of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), the trade union arm of the Congress, which met here on Sunday (July 20, 2025), has resolved to question the Centre's decision not to invite it to various tripartite panels. Pointing to last month's deadly Air India crash in Ahmedabad, INTUC said it was proof that the policy of privatisation is a serious threat to the life and safety of the common people. The trade union also favoured the formation of workers' cooperatives against exploitation by online and platform companies. Editorial | Need for a revamp: On the Ahmedabad air crash probe, aviation safety Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, who addressed the working committee, said the Centre is doing an injustice to lakhs of workers by not inviting INTUC to tripartite meetings. Claiming that workers are the 'vote bank' of the Congress, he said that the BJP-led government does not care for the welfare of workers. 'Anti-worker policies' The political resolution passed by the committee said that the workers and common people of the country are passing through a difficult situation because of the anti-worker, anti-people policies being pursued by the NDA government at the Centre. 'After it (came) back to power for the third term, the working class are facing serious challenges to all the basic rights of the workers, which include working hours, minimum wages, social security, unionisation, recognition, collective bargaining, agitations and the right to strike,' the resolution said. 'The recent amendment in the Trade Unions Act by the West Bengal Government regarding the the eligibility of office-bearers of the unions of industrial establishments is another threat,' it added. Another resolution said the trade union has been raising the issue of restoration of INTUC representation in various tripartite bodies, including in international fora. 'Since 2017, the INTUC has been denied representation on boards and committees constituted by the Ministry of Labour & Employment and important consultations to discuss even the Labour Codes and representation in International Labour Conferences of the International Labour Organisation, which is a discriminatory attitude towards the INTUC,' the resolution said. Cooperatives for modern times The committee noted that cooperatives can be spaces of mutual aid and collective decision-making, aligned with union values of worker empowerment. Opinion | Steps to reclaiming India's cooperative dream 'Cooperative formation gives access to state support (credit, training, subsidies), which many unions can't avail in their current form. Cooperatives can create sustainable livelihoods, especially for informal workers, gig workers, and platform-based labour where formal unionisation is difficult. In sectors where labour laws do not apply, cooperatives offer a new foothold for organising workers without waiting for legal recognition,' another resolution said. With growing informalisation, growth of gig and platform work, decline of standard employment, changing labour laws, diminishing collective bargaining, and the government's push for 'ease of doing business', trade unions also are adopting innovative organising methods. it added. 'No FIR on AI crash' On the Air India crash, the INTUC said it was unfortunate that no FIR has yet been registered against any responsible person or private operator, nor has any punitive action been taken. 'The lives of the deceased cannot be valued by just giving compensation, especially in those cases where the entire family has perished. The Government has not announced any kind of relief,' the committee said. 'This accident is enough to tell that when the important public services of the country like Airports, Railways, Electricity, Road transport, Health, Security etc. are handed over to private hands, then their purpose becomes only profit-making. Not public service, and security, accountability and transparency become secondary,' it added.
The Hindu
09-07-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Bharat Bandh partially disrupts public services in Visakhapatnam
Public services were partially disrupted across the city on Wednesday due to the Bharat Bandh, called by 10 central trade unions. Protesters took to the streets, blocking public transport, and forcing closure of several government offices, banks, and schools. Some private and corporate schools also voluntarily declared a holiday. The strike was led locally by CITU district general secretary R.K.S.V. Kumar, AITUC district president M. Manmadha Rao, and INTUC district general secretary B. Nagabhushanam. Senior leaders, including CITU state general secretary Ch. Narasinga Rao, AITUC national vice- president D. Adinarayana, and INTUC State general secretary Mantri Rajasekhar, strongly criticised the Union Government's policies and reforms. Speaking at the rally, Mr. Narasinga Rao alleged that the Centre's economic reforms were aimed at weakening the public sector and eroding workers' rights. 'The government is prioritising corporate interests and undermining the public sector, which is a dangerous trend for the country,' he said. A major demand raised was to stop the privatisation of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), particularly the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. Members of the Insurance Corporation Employees Union (ICEU), affiliated with the All India Insurance Employees Association, also joined the one-day strike. Employees from 21 branches in the Visakhapatnam division participated in the protest. Former MLC M.V.S. Sarma, addressing the gathering, condemned the government's push to privatise banks, LIC, steel plants, and other key PSUs. He termed the proposal to raise FDI in insurance to 100% as 'harmful' and criticised the imposition of GST on life and health insurance premiums. He also demanded the immediate repeal of the newly introduced four labour codes, calling them 'regressive' and 'anti-worker.'
Deccan Herald
09-07-2025
- Business
- Deccan Herald
Bharat Bandh: 25 crore workers join strike that sees varying impact across states
While Sangh-affiliated BMS kept itself away from the strike, the 10 central trade unions – INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF and UTUC – called for the strike and said it impacted various sectors, including coal, banking, public sector enterprises and industrial sectors.
