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The New Emerging Trend
A new trend, albeit a slow and only germinating one, can be seen in the workers' movement in present day India. Workers' struggles are away from any media limelight or constantly in a mainstream media black-out. To have a glimpse of what the workers are doing, how they are developing their fights and organisations standing against the Capitalist-(old/established)TU-Government nexus and the problems of these new struggles please see these pages:
1. Protest against the killing of Ramparvesh Singh,
leader of the ongoing struggle of the contract workers of C.E.S.C. Here is a translation of the leaflet of SSC (Sramik Sangran Committee) in this regard...
2. The CESC’s Contract Workers’ Fight & New Organisation Formation... This article covers the formation of the new trade union of and by thousands of contract workers of the Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation in the perspective of recent fights of workers in India, for example in Honda, Toyota, etc. This article also points to the tasks of revolutionary communist activists working in this arena.
3. Workers Against Unilever - The Biggest TNC In India, Hindustan Lever ltd... ...This short piece critically covers the importance of workers fight and organisation in Hindustan Lever, the Indian wing of the giant TNC — Unilever.
4. On The Struggle of The Jute Workers of West Bengal... This one covers the emergence of the new fight of the Jute Workers since 2002.
The new emerging trend in workers' movement is not at all an Indian feature. On the opposite side of the globe, we find workers fighting, getting organised, experimenting with new ideas in Venezuela. Click the link to see our article on Venezuela ....
To see our views on the so-called fights-movements, for example the 1-day All-India Strikes, at the call of the reformist-revisionist led Trade Unionsplease see the following:
1. When The Reformist Call Deceitful 'Strike', Our 'Revolutionaries' Stumble ... This article deals with the most recent 1 day All India Strike called by the pseudo-left led TUs on 14 Dec 2006, the conspiracy behind such 'movement(s)' and the confusions-vascillations of the "revolutionary communist" organisations regarding that Strike call.
2. 14th Dec.'06 — A Strike Again ... This was our stand regarding the 14th Dec All India General Strike called by the revisionist led Trade Unions.
3. A Review of ‘One Day Bandh’ as a Form of Movement... This article probes the "1 Day Strike" Format of the Left parties historically and questions the efficacy of such a form of 'movement' from revolutionary Marxist perspective.
4. Maharashtra Bandh: On The Discussion In ''Red Star'' And Others... Deals the Maharashtra Bandh (25 April 2001) in which some revolutionary communist organisations took active part.
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