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1 week, 4 days ago

Kerala Solidarity Meeting held by worker unions

The Kerala Solidarity Meeting was held on Wednesday under the aegis of CITU, All India Kisan Sabha, Farmers’ Association, Tenant Farmers’ Association, and Agricultural Workers’ Associations. Addressing the gathering, AIKS general secretary Viju Krishnan said alternative policies adopted by the Left government in Kerala in all sectors have made the State a leader in many spheres. Former Agriculture Minister and …

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Samsung Workers' Strike: A Milestone in Tamil Nadu's Labour Movement

The Hindu

The Samsung Electronics workers' strike in Tamil Nadu has evolved into a significant milestone in the country's labour movement. The 38-day strike, which began as a routine labour dispute, has sparked a debate about the government's handling of industrial unrest and the role of organised labour unions. The strike has exposed the government's missteps and the challenges faced by the …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

CITU to launch stir for ‘right to sit’ law

The Hindu

Around six years after the State government passed a law enabling seating arrangements for women in shops and business establishments, the Centre of Indian Trade Unions is planning to launch an agitation against its lack of enforcement by employers. The government amended the Kerala Shops and Establishments, 1960, in 2018 making all shops and establishments to compulsorily provide seating arrangements …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Workers under several govt. schemes terminated without explanation, allege unions

The Hindu

Several unions, part of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions and affiliated to the CPI, have alleged that many field assistants, ASHAs, municipal and midday meal scheme workers, among others, were being removed from their jobs. The unions of ASHAs, midday meal scheme workers, FAs, Village Organisation Assistants and others have been staging protests intermittently in Vijayawada for a month …

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5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: NDA policies led to crisis in Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, says CITU leader

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhpatnam: Centre of Indian Trade Unions national general secretary Tapan Sen sought to make it clear that it is the policies of the NDA government at the centre that have led to the present crisis of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. Tapan Sen said the central government could come to the rescue of VSP by merging its holding company RINL with …

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5 months, 1 week ago

1 dead, 5 injured due to boulder slide at Hatti gold mines in Raichur

Hindustan Times

Belagavi: Early on Friday morning at the Hatti gold mines in the Lungasur taluk of the Raichur district, a mud and boulder slide resulted in the death of one labourer and the injuries of four more, police said. 1 dead, 5 injured due to boulder slide at Hatti gold mines in Raichur The slide happened around 3am during the night …

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11 months, 1 week ago

'Where Is Politics?': CITU State President Soundararajan Asks Minister After His Allegation On Tamil Nadu Bus Strike

ABP News

During the current Transport Union strike in Tamil Nadu, A Soundararajan, the State President of the Centre of Indian Trade Union, responded to Minister Sivasankar's claim of 'political moves' in the strike. Soundararajan questioned the minister's decision to hold talks while stating that many buses were still operating. As the Transport Union strike continues for the second consecutive day in …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Police foil ‘Chalo Vijayawada’ planned by Anganwadi workers, arrest many leaders

The Hindu

Thousands of Anganwadi workers and helpers who marched to Vijayawada to participate in the ‘Chalo Vijayawada’ demanding to solve their problems were arrested by the police here on September 25. Police who said that there was no permission for the Anganwadi Worker’s ‘Chalo Vijayawada’, deployed heavy forces at Pandit Nehru Bus Station, Dharna Chowk, railway station and all other major …

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1 year, 4 months ago

CITU condemns lathi charge on Gangavaram port workers

Deccan Chronicle

VISAKHAPATNAM: Vice president of Centre of Indian Trade Unions Vizag District Gani Shetty denounced the use of baton charge against the workers of Gangavaram port. On Thursday, a massive gathering of Gangavaram Port Employees Union, along with various All-Party Trade Unions and political parties, convened to demand wage increases and resolution of worker-related issues. He further pointed out that despite …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Chennai Corporation workers’ union stages protest against privatisation of waste management

The Hindu

The usually peaceful grounds of Ripon Building hosted a protest by members of the Chennai Corporation Red Flag Union - CITU on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. Demanding that the government and civic body reverse their decision to privatise waste management in Royapuram and Thiru Vi Ka Nagar zones and increase the minimum wage of NULM workers, the protesters chanted slogans …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Trade Unions, farm outfits condemn ban on postal unions

The Hindu

Central Trade Unions and farmers’ organisations on April 28 condemned the Centre’s decision to de-register the All India Postal Employees Union and the National Federation of Postal Employees. The postal unions were de-registered for making contributions to the farmers’ protests and the Centre of Indian Trade Unions as well as for buying books from the CPI office in Delhi. The …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Centre de-recognises two postal unions

The Hindu

The Centre has de-recognised the All India Postal Employees Union and the National Federation of Postal Employees for making contributions to the farmers’ protests and the Centre of Indian Trade Unions, as well as for buying books from the CPI office in Delhi. The order of de-recognition, signed by Nahar Singh Meena, Assistant Director-General of Department of Posts, said allegations …

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1 year, 8 months ago

CITU stages protest against Bill allowing 12-hour work shift in factories

The Hindu

Members of the Centre of Indian Trade Union staged a demonstration in front of the Head Post Office here on Saturday demanding the withdrawal of the Bill allowing an increase in working hours for factory workers from 8 hours to 12 hours. Ganesan, the protestors raised slogans to withdraw the Bill passed to amend the Factories Act, 1948, to effect …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Confusion in opting for higher pension using EPFO link: CITU

The Hindu

Centre of Indian Trade Unions general secretary Tapan Sen has written a letter to Central Provident Fund Commissioner Neelam Shami Rao demanding her immediate intervention to resolve the problems in uploading the higher pension option application on the EPFO website. Higher pension | Eligible EPFO members can apply till May 3 Practical problems The former Rajya Sabha member said pensioners …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Provide more time to submit options for higher PF pension: CITU

The Hindu

The Centre of Indian Trade Unions has urged Central Provident Fund Commissioner Neelam Shami Rao for a “substantial extension of time” beyond March 3 for workers to submit joint options with employers to the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation for receiving higher pension. CITU general secretary Tapan Sen, in a letter, said the circular issued by the EPFO on Monday on …

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2 years ago

Increase minimum wage to Rs 26,000 per month: CITU

Deccan Chronicle

Vijayawada: All India general secretary of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions Tapan Sen demanded that the government revise the minimum wage to Rs 26,000 according to the hike in prices in the present conditions as per the Supreme Court verdict against the present minimum wage of Rs 18,000 per month which was recommended by the 6th Pay Commission. Sen …

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2 years ago

Storm in a tea cup

The Hindu

Ganesh, a 53-year-old estate worker at the government-run Tamil Nadu Tea Plantation Corporation estate in Cherangode, in The Nilgiris district, is a worried man. Managing Director of TANTEA, and Conservator of Forests, D. Venkatesh, said that TANTEA had been recording losses over the last 10 years, and that the government had only returned “unproductive” estate areas, where there was no …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Left party trade unions differ with leadership of CPI and CPM

Deccan Chronicle

ADILABAD: The members and leaders of the AITUC are not in favor of an alliance with the pro-TRS union, the TBGKS, in the elections for the ‘recognised trade union’ in SCCL. Speculations are that chief minister and TRS president Chandrasekhar Rao may convince the left party leadership to support the TBGKS or have an alliance in the recognized trade union …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Drop plan to privatise Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Plant, CITU tells Andhra Pradesh government

The Hindu

The Centre of Indian Trade Unions has demanded that the Andhra Pradesh government must drop the plan to privatise Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Plant in Nellore district. In a press release on the eve of the commissioning of a 800-MW unit at the thermal power plant by Chief Minister Y.S. Gafoor said that the SDSTPS employees had been protesting …

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2 years, 6 months ago

CITU complains to ILO on anganwadi layoffs

The Hindu

The Centre of Indian Trade Unions has approached the International Labour Organisation against the Haryana and Delhi Governments for retrenching 975 and 991 anganwadi workers respectively for striking work demanding an increase in honorarium. CITU general secretary Tapan Sen said in his complaint to Director, Bureau for Workers Activities of the ILO Maria Helena Andre that the retrenchments have taken …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi government shows insensitivity towards trade unions, working class: CITU

Firstpost

After the Delhi government announced the raise, the CITU alleged the AAP dispensation has “shown insensitivity towards the trade unions and the working class” New Delhi: The increase in minimum monthly wages for labourers announced by the Delhi government is “too little”, said the Centre of Indian Trade Unions on Friday, while rejecting the move as an “act of shameless …

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2 years, 7 months ago

CITU Tripura demands proper wage for migrant brick kiln workers

The Hindu

Tripura unit of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions on Wednesday alleged that the owners of the brick kilns were depriving the migrant workers from getting genuine wages. It said every year poor from States like Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh migrate to work in the brick kilns across Tripura. The office of Labour Commissioner listed some 350 brick kilns operating …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Central trade unions’ nationwide strike | Banks, insurance sectors affected all over India; steel, oil sectors also seeing partial impact: AITUC official

The Hindu

Central trade unions on March 28 began a two-day nationwide strike to protest against the Government’s alleged wrong policies that are affecting farmers, workers and people. — PTI Telangana Trade unions in Telangana raise unified voice against the Centre’s “anti-worker” policies Raising a unified voice against the Centre’s “anti-worker” policies, members of various trade unions staged sit-in demonstrations at multiple …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Women on the warpath: Haryana's anganwadi workers and helpers on indefinite strike

The Hindu

On February 15, nearly 40,000 young, middle-aged and elderly women marched towards the Chief Minister City in Karnal, Haryana, launching the second phase of a protest that began two months ago. Khattar made the assurance after anganwadi workers and helpers went on a month-long strike that year demanding a long-overdue raise in the honorarium.To assuage the strikers, the Chief Minister …

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Kerala Solidarity Meeting held by worker unions

Samsung Workers' Strike: A Milestone in Tamil Nadu's Labour Movement

CITU to launch stir for ‘right to sit’ law

Workers under several govt. schemes terminated without explanation, allege unions

Andhra Pradesh: NDA policies led to crisis in Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, says CITU leader

1 dead, 5 injured due to boulder slide at Hatti gold mines in Raichur

'Where Is Politics?': CITU State President Soundararajan Asks Minister After His Allegation On Tamil Nadu Bus Strike

Police foil ‘Chalo Vijayawada’ planned by Anganwadi workers, arrest many leaders

CITU condemns lathi charge on Gangavaram port workers

Chennai Corporation workers’ union stages protest against privatisation of waste management

Trade Unions, farm outfits condemn ban on postal unions

Centre de-recognises two postal unions

CITU stages protest against Bill allowing 12-hour work shift in factories

Confusion in opting for higher pension using EPFO link: CITU

Provide more time to submit options for higher PF pension: CITU

Increase minimum wage to Rs 26,000 per month: CITU

Storm in a tea cup

Left party trade unions differ with leadership of CPI and CPM

Drop plan to privatise Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Plant, CITU tells Andhra Pradesh government

CITU complains to ILO on anganwadi layoffs

Delhi government shows insensitivity towards trade unions, working class: CITU

CITU Tripura demands proper wage for migrant brick kiln workers

Central trade unions’ nationwide strike | Banks, insurance sectors affected all over India; steel, oil sectors also seeing partial impact: AITUC official

Women on the warpath: Haryana's anganwadi workers and helpers on indefinite strike