Date Issued

Ganguly, P. K., Balanandan, E., Pandhe, M. K. +1

In This Issue: • Editorial: The Telecom Strike • CITU Supports Telecom Strike • Call of CITU General Council: Prepare for Next Phase of Actions against NEP – P. K. Ganguly • Resolution on Struggle Against the New Economic Policies of the Government of India • General Council Meeting Howrah, 31st May- 2nd June, 1995: Presidential Address - E. Balanandan • Delhi And U.P. Prepare For 24th June Strike • Massive Rally By Rajasthan CITU Against Anti-Labour Policies Of BJP Government • Joint National Convention Of Textile Workers At Calcutta • Raw Deal For The Coal Miners—NCWA-V X Rayed – M. K. Pandhe • CITU Greets FMRAI For Strike Against Amendment Of Patent Act • The CITU Surging Ahead Through Struggles - E. Balanandan • CPSTU Holds All India Convention on Contract Workers • Anganwadi Women Protest Against Privatisation - Vimal Ranadive

1 Jul 1995

Ganguly, P. K., Balanandan, E., Prasada Rao, N. +2

In This Issue: • National Platform Declares Next Phase of Mass Actions Against NEP – P. K. Ganguly • Telecom Strike - And The Betrayal - E. Balanandan • Scrap Enron’s Dabhol Power Project • UNREADABLE – SCAN AGAIN • A.P. CITU Decides Struggle Programme Against Privatisation - N. Prasada Rao • UNREADABLE – SCAN ENTIRE ISSUE AGAIN • Successful Bandh in Burnpur Demanding Central Govt Support for IISCO Modernisation • SAARC Region Trade Union Seminar Calls For Relentless Struggle Against Liberalisation and Globlisation • International Seminar on Social Aspects of Trade Union Activities in Trnsitional Economics - J. Ballabh • AIDWA-CITU Workshop on Home-Based Workers • International Symposeum on Trade Union Work in Foreign Funded Enterprises – V. B. Cherian • Wage Agreement concluded in Steel Industry • CITU Union’s impressive Victory in Vizag Steel Plant • Child Labour In Us • Successful Strike In Delhi, UP, Punjab And Haryana • UP CITU Holds State Level School • National Convention of Textile Workers Plans for Jail Bharo Action – P. K. Ganguly • Observe the 50th Anniversary of the Holocaust of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a Joint Appeal by AITUC, BMS, CITU, HMS AND ??

1 Aug 1995

Ganguly, P. K., Choudhary, Saroj, Padmanabhan, A. P. +3

In This Issue: • Magnificent All India Strike By Coal Workers: Six Workers Killed During All India Coal Worker Strike • CITU Condemns Blatant Murder Of Six Striking Coalminers • Meeting of State Govt. Employeees Federation • Report of full Secretariat meeting held on August 12, 13, 1995 • CITU-ILO Workshop on Child Labour • Child Labour In Brick Kiln Industry • MP CITU To Take Out Textile Workers Jatha • Save IDPL Convention • Madhya Pradesh Forms Regional Committees • Kerala News letter: Regional Jathas Against Economic Policies of the Govt. • Report of Standing Committee on Energy • India Observes 50th Anniversary of Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki • CITU Commemorates Comrade Kim Il Sung • Contract Labour System In Air Transport In India - Hemant Kumar • China played an important role in defeating fascism in World War-lI • Fifty Years After Hard-Won Triumph: Things To Remember - Israel Epstein

1 Sept 1995

Pandhe, M. K., Ganguly, P. K.

In This Issue: • Editorial: An Exercise In Self-Deception • Whither National Wage Policy? – M. K. Pandhe • Countrywide Strike by Workers in Banks • IBA’s Discriminatory Stance Forces Countrywide Bank Strike on 26th-27th September • Call of CITU’s Textile Workers’ Convention: Forward to Jail Bharo on 12th December – P. K. Ganguly • TU Convention Against sell out of Bailadila Mine Demands Scrapping of the Scandalous Deal • CITU Resents Unilateral Announcement of Revised DA Formula • Huge Rally of Plantation Workers at Guwahati • Assam State CITU Observes 25th Year of Foundation • CITU-ILO Workshops on Child Labour • Beedi Workers to Launch Countrywide Movement • Meeting of the MP State Coordination Committee of PSU Unions • CITU Supports United Six Day Strike of Coal Mines • Report of Standing Committee on Energy-II • New VDA Formula for Central Public Sector Employees • Around the States • The 1995 World Conference Against A and H Bombs • Japan's Unemployment is as High as in the United States?

1 Oct 1995

Esakkimuthu, P., Pandhe, M. K., Krishnan, P. R. +4

In This Issue: • Editorial: Raise High The Banner Of October Revolution! • Trade Unions and Mass Organisations to Demonstrate Before Parliament on 15th December Against NEP • Coal Workers Urged To Fight Privatisation • Worship God And Violate Safety Rules • Supreme Court Comes Down Heavily on Contract Labour System – P. Esakkimuthu • CITU Condemns Revival of Enron Deal by Maharashtra Government • For International Struggle Against Multinationals And Unequal Trade Relations – M. K. Pandhe • Private Corporate Sector Profitability • Co-Ordination Committee Of Public Sector Trade Unions Met At Delhi • Around The States • Tamil Nadu: CITU Calls For United Struggles • Massive Rally of Handloom Workers in Madras • Massive Gujarat State Rally • 7th Conference Of All Orissa Transport Workers Federation • Massive Rally In Bihar • Asia-Pacific Regional Conference For Solidarity With Cuba : Call To Observe 27th November 1995 As Cuba Solidarity Day – P. R. Krishnan • Penny Wise, Pound Foolish - Swadesh Dev Roye • “Yes, We are All Members of CITU” - Vimal Ranadive • Tripura State Workshop On Child Labour – P. K. Ganguly • National Seminar On Social Clause - Ashok Vasishth • Report Of Standing Committee On Energy- III

1 Nov 1995

Ganguly, P. K., Balanandan, E.

In This Issue: • Call Of CITU Working Committee: Raise Mass Struggles To New Heights – P. K. Ganguly • Working Committee Meeting, Bhilai, 2-4 November, 1995: Presidential Address - E. Balanandan • RESOLUTIONS: On Forthcoming programmes of National Platform of Mass Organisations, On Sell Out Of Bailadila Mine, On Amendment Of Payment Of Bonus Act, Resolution On Beijing Conference On Women, On Solidarity With Cuba, On Wage Revision Of Central Govt Employees And The Fifth Central Pay Commission, Resolution in support of the decision on launching indefinite strike in Jute Industry from 29th Nov., 1995 by all Central Trade Unions operating in Jute Industry, 12th December Jail Bharo By Textile Workers, Resolution On US-Pakistan Arms Deal: Demand immediate scrapping of the said Indo-US Cooperation deal, Resolution On Fishing Worker Struggle, On Bank Strike, On Accident In Bhilai Steel Plant On 2nd Nov. 1995, Resolution On Pension Scheme • CITU Reiterates Opposition To Govt Draft On Pension Scheme And The Ordinance In The Meeting With Labour Minister • Agitation Spread All Over Against Pension Scheme And The Ordinance • Fisheries Workers To Go On Conuntrywide Strike • Trade Union School For The Steel Workers • Indian Labour Conference: Government Guillotined for Casual Approach to Labour Problems – P. K. Ganguly • Conclusions of the 32nd Session of the Indian Labour Conference (ILC): Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi: 23rd and 24th November, 1995

1 Dec 1995

Krishnan, P. R., Pandhe, M. K., Amin, Mohammed +3

In This Issue: • More than 12 lakh workers strike work in Maharashtra Against Govt Pension Scheme – P. R. Krishnan • Editorial: The New Year • Mounting Opposition Against Pension Scheme And Ordinance: Protest day observed on 4th December all over • National Press On The Pension Scheme – M. K. Pandhe • Massive Dharna against New Economic Policies • CITU Opposes Pension Ordinance, Demands For Right Of Option By The Workers To Pension Scheme • 8000 Textile Workers Court Arrest Before Parliament • Jute strike Rebuffs Canards, Wins Major Demands - Mohd Amin • Unprecedented Industrial Strike in Delhi • National Consensus? • CITU Congratulates Coal Miners for massive strike on 18th December • CITU Condemns Governments Refusal To Provide Funds For Modernisation Of IISCO • Fertilizer Workers Court Arrest Before Parliament • Bihar State Workshop On Child Labour – J. S. Majumdar • CITU-ILO Child Labour Workshop in Rajasthan • ILO\UNDP Workshop On Unorganised Sector • World Development Report 1995 - Saroj Chaudhuri • Com. K. M. Bhadra • Viva La France! • Privatisation And Unemployment: A Global Review – P. K. Ganguly

1 Jan 1996

Padmanabhan, A. K., Pandhe, M. K., Rangarajan, T. K.

In This Issue: • Countrywide Strike On 23rd February Against Pension Scheme • Editorial: Reforms Must Stay • Public Sector Workers’ meet at Bhopal • Com. B T Ranadive’s 91st Birthday • State Reports • Haryana State Workshop on Child Labour • Calcutta High Court Stays Diversion of PF Money to Pension Fund • National Platform of Mass Organisations: Declaration of the Joint Mass Dharna at Jantar Mantar against Retrograde Economic & Industrial Policies of Government of India, Friday, the 15th December, 1995 • Child Labour Workshop in Agarbatti Industry • Beedi Workers’ Struggle • Karnataka State Convention Of Textile Workers • CITU’s Comments on Ordinance On Coal Miners’ Pension • AITUC’s Role During All India Coal Workers Strike on18th December, 1995 • EEFI Condemns Revival Of Enron Deal By Shiv Sena-BJP Govt. • CITU Plans Campaigns And Movements – A. K. Padmanabhan • NRF Misused For Retrenchment – M. K. Pandhe • CITU Opposes Equity of Private Sector in Coal Mines • France Rises Against Cuts: 45th CGT Conference Discuss New Approach – T. K. Rangarajan • Report of Standing Committee on Energy – IV • 40 Years of the Vietnamese Trade Union review: 40 Years Of Struggle And Development

1 Feb 1996

Pandhe, M. K., Roy Chowdhury, Tarapada, Choudhary, Saroj +2

In This Issue: • Editorial: Ramification Of The Hawala Scam • Nation Wide Magnificent Strike Observed Against Government’s Pension Scheme • AIDWA Demonstrates Against Govt. Pension Scheme • JAC Of Textile Workers Calls For Mass Dharna Before Parliament On 11th March, 1996 • AITUC’S Unfounded Criticism Of The CITU’S Stand On Pension Scheme – M. K. Pandhe • Sixth State Conference Of West Bengal CITU - Tarapada Roy Chowdhury • The Employee's Pension Scheme—1995: The True Pictures - A Few Selected Thought Provoking Cartoons/Caricatures Depicting the Evils of the Employees’ Pension Scheme • Gujarat Textile Convention Takes Rasta Roko, Rail Roko Programme • CITU Supports the Struggle of Insurance Employees for Just and Proper Wage Revision • Andhra Pradesh Child Labour Workshop • Meeting of AICCWW • The Infamous Press Note - Saroj Choudhuri • Jungle Rule In NEPZ, Noida – K. M. Tewary, General Secretary CITU Distt. Committee Ghaziabad, U.P. • Unprecedented Resentment over Air India Wage Pact – R. Ramanathan • Report Of Standing Committee On Energy – V • International Solidarity • On Coal Miners Strike in Russia and Ukraine • WFTU Urges IMF, World Bank And G-7 Countries To Draw Appropriate Lessons From Memorandum Of Mexican Parliamentarians For An End To Imposition Of Neoliberal Economic Policies • Workers Protest At Pakistan Against Government Policies Price Hike, Unemployment And Privatization

1 Mar 1996

Pandhe, M. K., Hemalata, K., Padmanabhan, A. K. +2

In This Issue: • Editorial: Defeat Congress(l), BJP. Ensure Victory of the Left, Democratic and Secular Forces • Massive Response To Pension Strike, Feb. 23 – M. K. Pandhe • State Govt Employees Contribution to Cuba Solidarity and Relief Fund • CITU’S Appeal To President Not To Repromulgate Pension Ordinance • Massive Rally of Unorganised Sector Workers at Bhopal • Beedi Workers to launch countrywide picketing on 2nd April • NTC Workers Stage Dharna Demanding Writing Off Loans • Victory for Anganwadi Employees in Andhra Pradesh – K. Hemalatha • Release DA to 15 lakh Industrial Workers Immediately • Coal Unions at Dhanabad are on the Path of Joint Movement Against the Declaration of BCCL as sick industry by BIFR • Massive Struggles of Workers in Tamilnadu – A. K. Padmanabhan • Kalakot Coal Mine Workers’ Strike • Demonstration by Safai Karmacharis of Air Port Authority • Condition Of Safety In Coal Mines – S. Kumar • Railway Accidents Do Not Happen, But are Caused – S. K. Dhar, Secretary General, All India Loco Running Staff Association and CWC member of AIREC • Whither India under Congress(l) Rule! • Carry On Struggle Against Govt Pension Scheme • Madhya Pradesh Forms State Federation of Beedi Workers

1 Apr 1996

Sen, Sukomal, Pandhe, M. K., Punyavathi, S. +1

In This Issue: • May Day Manifesto of the CITU, 1996 • Observing May Day While Being Out-of-Work - Sukomal Sen • CITU Criticises Ban on May Day Processions • New Recognition Rule Violative of Central Employees’ Freedom of Association: ILO Committee; Govt asked to amend Rules • CITU Condemns Misleading Statement of Mamata Banerjee • Unorganised Sector: Government of India Opposes proposed ILO Convention on Home based Workers • Maharashtra forms State Coordination Committee of Beedi Workers • Round Table For Renewal Of World Trade Union Movement – M. K. Pandhe • Massive Women’s Rally on 8th March at Hyderabad – S. Punyavathi • IDPL Workers on Struggle for Revival of Company • Complete Strike by FMRAI Field Workers • Contract Workers thrown out of job in Delhi International Airport; One Woman Worker died of starvation • Unprovoked Highhandedness by CISF at IISCO • Joint Seminar on Pension Scheme in BHEL • CITU-ILO Workshop on Child Labour in Unorganised Sector • Report on Western Regional Conference on “Future of Industrial Relations” – P. R. Krishnan • May Day Message from ZENROREN • INTUC Expresses Thanks to CITU President • International Struggles • WFTU Expresses Concern Over American Highhandedness Against Cuba

1 May 1996

Balanandan, E., Ranadive, Vimal, Pandhe, M. K. +1

In This Issue: • Com. V. G. Bhaskaran Nair • Editorial: The Post Election Scenario and the Working Class • Victorious Leaders Of CITU In Elections • CITU Expresses Concern At The Installation Of Communal Party Govt At The Centre • Manifestos of Major Political Parties on Labour • May Day Rally at Jammu • The Basic Problems Of Trade Unions Today – E. Balanandan • State Conference of Tamilnadu Nutrition Meal Employees Association • Child Labour - Blot on Our Society - Vimai Ranadive • Fourteenth World Congress on Occupational Safety and Health – M. K. Pandhe • Summary of Discussions of the Round Table Meeting of TUS at Cairo • ILO Press Communique • Bihar Anganwadi Workers Demonstrate against Privatisation • 17th Congress of the Central Trade Union Organisation of Cuba • Structural Adjustment Policy and Unemployment • GFTU Greets CITU’s 26th Foundation • Autobiography Of Consumer Price Index – L. H. Bhawnani • Who Is Responsible For Increasing Tension In Korean Peninsula? • Seminar Of Wood & Wood Material Workers • Russian Trade Unions on Struggle Path • South African Trade Unions Fight for Social Equity and Against Market Economy

1 Jun 1996

Balanandan, E., Ganguly, P. K., Sundaram, N. M. +2

In This Issue: • Working Committee Meeting, New Delhi, June 7-9, 1996: Address by the President - E. Balanandan • CITU Working Committee Supports UF Government; With The Right To Oppose The Negative Points In The Minimum Programme – P. K. Ganguly • Main Resolution of the Working Committee: The Present Situation and the Trade Union Movement • CITU Working Committee Observes Second Death Anniversary Of Com. Kim Il Sung • CITU Opposes Govt Guideline To Reduce Manpower • Joint Statement issued by various organisations of Central Government employees on the Statement made by Shri P Chidambaram, Minister of Finance • CITU Opposes Any Move To Close Down 40 NTC Mills • State Level Convention of Textile Workers in Orissa • Report on Working Women in West Bengal • All India Plantation Workers’ Conference in Assam in December • AIIEA Opposes Insurance Reforms – N. M. Sundaram • Report of AP Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union - K. Hemalata • TUs Demand Immediate Steps for Revivial of Sick Units Within PSU Framework in the Meeting with Prime Minister • Meeting With Finance Minister • Wage Negotiation in Cement Industry Workers to get an increase of minimum Rs 900.00; Proposed strike from 24th June deferred • Joint Forum Of South Asian Trade Unions - Swadesh Dev Roye • Question of Politicalisation of the Working Class - Sukomal Sen • Japan Newsletter: 78000 Strong Rallies on May Day ’96 in Japan • South African Labour Movement Proposes to Govt

1 Jul 1996

Dev Roye, Swadesh, Pandhe, M. K., Mukherjee, Binoy

In This Issue: • Editorial: Chidambaram’s Budget: What it means to Working Class and the Country • Working Committee meeting of Steel Workers Federation • Meeting of State Govt Employees Federation • Trade Union International Of Public & Allied Employees • National Wage Settlement in Cement Industry signed • Central Govt Employees And State Employees Held Rally To Pay Homage To Martyrs Of Chicago On ‘May Day’ • Meeting of Central Govt Employees Coordination Committee • CITU Expresses Strong Opposition To Hike In Petroleum Prices • CITU Reiterates Stand On Pension Scheme; Demands For Option • CITU denounces counter-guarantee to ENRON • CITU extends support to Central Govt. Employees Agitation • CITU Expresses Concern At Deviation From CMP With Regard To PSUs And Small Scale Sector • Railway Budget Spares Poor People from Further Imposts • Urea Scam: Tip Of Iceberg—Off-Shoot Of Policy Shift - Swadesh Dev Roye • International Congress Of Energy And Mining Workers – M. K. Pandhe • Massive Demonstration Of French Workers Before G7 Meeting • The Past, Present And Future Of The Construction Oriented Public Sector Units - Binoy Mukherjee • ILO Conference Adopts First-Ever International Convention on Home Work: Tripartite Delegations Endorse Full Employment, Battle Against Child Labour to Intensify • Central Trade Unions Oppose Disinvestment • Helms-Burton Poses Dilemma for Sugar Companies • Mad Cows, Floods, and Neo-Liberalism • Reprint: Toying With Trade-Wars • The Sponsoring Committee of Trade Unions: Condemns Bhojpur killings; Reviews situation to prepare for its future programmes • Central Trade Unions Protest Victimisation tn Air India • Sanyukta Sangharsh Samithi of Anganwadi met PM and the Minister of Human Resources to highlight their basic demands • CITU Condemns Negligent Management For Tragic Accident In Naptha-Jhakri Project At Himachal Pradesh; Demands Judicial Enquiry And Adequate Compensation For Those Killed

1 Aug 1996

Dhar, S. K., Sen, Tapan, Choudhary, Saroj +1

In This Issue: • Joint TU Convention And Rally Before Parliament Denounces Retrograde Pension Legislation: Calls For Preparing For Strike Action • Editorial: August 15, 1996 • Widespread Resentment Against the Passage of Black Pension Bill • Assam CITU State Committee Decides Movement Against Anti-Worker Pension Scheme • Trade Unions Protest Enactment Of Employees Provident Fund Amendment Bill • The Railwaymen Protest Against Unprecedented Delay In Publication Of 5th Pay Commission’s Report – S. K. Dhar • Pension Debate In Parliament • Pension Debate : Exposure Of Reality - Tapan Sen • CITU Denounces Govt’s Move To Disinvest PSU Shares • 50 years of independence and more than 50 scams and scandals • Privatisation of anganwadi projects stopped in andhra pradesh • Reserve bank employees to observe all india strike on 9th september ’96 • Silver Jubilee lectures organised by O.S.R.U. • Tamil nadu CITU Prepares For Organisational Conferences • Rally By Powerloom Workers • Trade Unions Demand Immediate Step For Revival Of Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC) Ranchi • Insurance Sector — For Whom The Bell Tolls - Saroj Chaudhuri • CITU Delegation In South Africa – M. K. Pandhe

1 Sept 1996

Pandhe, M. K., Padmalochanan, N.

In This Issue: • Com. Sunil Maitra • Editorial: Opening of New Floodgates for Multinationals • CITU Secretariat Meeting Called For United Movement: Against Economic Policies and Communal Forces • Struggle Against Pension Scheme: Statewide Protest Day Against the New Pension Scheme • CITU Supports United All India Coal Strike On 7th October • CITU Criticise Union Budget Demands: Post Budget Discussion With Finance Minister • Finance Minister Assures Revival of IDPL and NTC Mills • Issues Before Forthcoming ILC – M. K. Pandhe • In The Parliament: Import, Urea Scam And Sick Fertiliser Units - Dipankar Mukherjee • Indian Seamen get Holiday as Solidarity Day on 30th May, the CITU Foundation Day • Workshop on Child Labour - Kerala State – N. Padmalochanan • Coal Workers to Strike on 7th October • Maharashtra Newsletter: CITU Statewide Rally Mobilises 10,000 Workers Against Sena-BJP Regime • Tamilnadu News Letter: Railway Workers’ Demand Union Recognition through ballot • Andhra Pradesh Newsletter • Construction Workers’ Movement • Young workers know little about trade unions • 1996 World Conference Against A-H Bomb Demanded Complete Elimination Of Nuclear Weapons • State Conference of MPMSRU

1 Oct 1996

Sharma, Santosh., Ghosh, Kali, Banerjee, Kanai +2

In This Issue: • CITU Holds Child Labour Rally • Com. Godavari Parulekar • Com. Satyabrata Sen • CITU Condemns Burning Of CITU Office By RSS Hoodlums At Gwalior • Trade Unions And Mass Organisations To Relaunch United Movement • PLB for all on Railways An Achievement for Rail Trade Union Movement • Trade Unions Contradict Labour Ministry’s Statement on Minimum Wage in ILC • Workers’ Rally Denounce Economic Policy Of The Govt.: Demand Reversal Of Decisions On Disinvestment • CITU Strongly Opposes Off-loading shares of VSNL & IOC • CITU Gains In Secret Ballot In BHEL • CITU Demands Inclusion Of Trade Union Representatives In The Official Delegation Of WTO Meeting • FMRAI Holds Protest Rallies • FMRAI To Observe A.I. Protest Day Against Amendment Of Patent Act • Resolution adopted in the Convention: Federation Of Medical & Sales Representatives’ Association Of India • Anganwadi workers staged dharna in front of Secretariat - Santosh Sharma • Madhya Pradesh State Conference Anganwadi Workers • Joint Convention of Unorganised Sector and Agricultural Workers • No Unanimity on Raising the Income Ceiling for ESI Benefits - Kali Ghosh • Workers, Peasants Rally Against Drought And Privatisation And For Minimum Wage In Orissa • Employment Generation: The Real Challenge - Kanai Banerjee • Massive Rally Of Beedi Workers • Memorandum Of Understanding In Coal • Will The Consumer Court Consume Workers’ Right To Strike? - Saroj Choudhuri • Indefinite Countrywide Strike By Central Government Employees • National Convention Of Textile Workers • Thirty-Third Session Of The ILC: Only Debate - No Conclusions! – M. K. Pandhe

1 Nov 1996

Sen, Tapan, Pandhe, Pramila, Pandhe, M. K. +3

In This Issue: • Editorial: Liberalised Recipe for Economic Offenders • Joint Appeal by Scope and National Trade Unions • Com. Sagarika • National Convention Against Economic Reforms On December 16 • Anniversary Celebration of Pension Scheme Condemned by Workers • Com. Amiya Das Killed by Miscreants • Govt. Pension Scheme: Illusory Defence And Hard Reality - Tapan Sen • Textile Workers’ Demonstration at Delhi on December 5 • Memorandum By Women’s Committee Of Insurance Employees On Reservation Of Woman • Women Demonstrate Before Parliament Demanding 33% Reservation in Assemblies and Parliament - Pramila Pandhe • The Glorious Seven Day Strike by Central Govt. Employees • MP CITU Assails Govt’s Move to Curb Right to Strike by Govt Employees • Indefinite Strike By Guwahati Municipal Corporation Employees • PWD Muster Roll Workers Meet • CITU Calls For Country Wide Movement For Removal Of Ceiling On Bonus • New Challenges Before Bank Employees Movements – M. K. Pandhe • NGOs in India (A report on activities of some NGOs in the country) • Successful Bonus Struggles in Tamilnadu – A. K. Padmanabhan • Workers Struck Work in Russia Over Non Payment or Wages • Mumbai Conference Of Central Govt. Employees & Workers – P. R. Krishnan • Japan… Facing Stagnation - Swadesh Dev Roye • Joint Trade Union Delegation Visit China • ILO Calls for Immediate Action Against Intolerable forms of Child Labour • Demonstration Against Anti-Labour Policies of BJP Govt

1 Dec 1996

Ganguly, P. K., Krishnan, P. R., Ranadive, Vimal +3

In This Issue: • National Convention of Mass Organisations Calls for Countrywide Picketing and Rail Roko/Rasta Roko against NEP – P. K. Ganguly • Fifth Pay Commission • CPSTU Extended Session: Public Sector Workers Decide Strike Action • In The Parliament: Urgent Action for Revival of Sick PSUs Demanded by MPs; Policy on Disinvestment flayed • Amidst Protest Insurance Regulatory Authority Bill Introduced In Parliament • 2nd All India Conference Of Beedi Workers Call For March To Parliament – P. R. Krishnan • Anganwadi Women March To Parliament - Vimal Ranadive • Government Flouting the Agreement on Modernisation of NTC Mills: Workers to Launch Rail Roko, Rasta Roko on 30th December – P. K. Ganguly • CITU Demands for Revival of NTC Mills and IDPL • Massive Protest Rally Against Patent Amendment Bill • Bihar Bandh Total – J. S. Majumdar • AITUC Journal Carried Wrong Report • Against Govt Pension Scheme: Resented Workers’ Outburst In Bhilai Steel Plant • LIC - GIC Strike Total • 92nd Birth Anniversary of Com. BTR • G K Panickker • 7th Conference of Plantation Workers Gives Call Against Repression in Assam • CITU Welcomes Supreme Court Verdict on Child Labour • Consolidation Of The Russian Working Class - Chittabrata Majumdar • Conference of NPCC Workers Union • International Meeting Of Workers Against Neoliberalism And Globalization At Cuba - Sukomal Sen

1 Jan 1997

Balanandan, E., Pandhe, M. K.

• Presidential Address – E. Balanandan • DOCUMENTS 1. Resolution on Condolence 2. Report of the General Secretary – M. K. Pandhe 3. On Membership 4. BTR Memorial Trust 5. Accounts • Documents published in CITU Mazdoor, Feb 1997 1. श्रमिक वर्ग को संघर्ष तेज करने का आह्वान | पी. के गांगुली 2. अध्यक्षीय भाषण | ई. बालानंदन 3. शोक प्रस्ताव ▪ कामरेड सुनील मैत्र ▪ कामरेड गोदावरी पारूलेकर 4. सी आइ टी यू जनरल कौंसल बैठक का मुख्य प्रस्ताव ▪ जनसंगठनों के राष्ट्रीय मंच का कार्यक्रम ▪ सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र की ट्रेड यूनियनों की कमेटी के कार्यक्रम ▪ पेंशन योजना संबंधी कार्यक्रम ▪ पांचवां केंद्रीय वेतन आयोग ▪ केंद्रीय सरकारी कर्मचारियों की हड़ताल ▪ विजाग इस्पात संयंत्र को पूर्ण करने तथा ▪ एइस्को का आधुनिकीकरण ▪ हरियाणा में पालिका कर्मचारियों की हड़ताल ▪ आंगनवाड़ी कार्यकर्ताओं की हड़ताल ▪ बीड़ी श्रमिकों का संसद की ओर कूच

1 Jan 1997