The Working Class

In This Issue: • Parliament March On 26th February 2003 • Editorial: Culture That PM Denigrates... • Protesting NDA Govt.’s Anti-Labour, Anti-National Policies: Countrywide massive Court Arrest on January 8 • Privatisation Scandal: Now ‘Post closing’ Fraud – Tapan Sen • Asia Social Forum 2003 - A Report • 'Let Us Come Together To Weaken The World Bank, WTO' • Asia Must Fight Globalisation: Narayanan • Statement Of The Asian Social, Mass & Peoples' Movements & Organisations at ASF • Comrade A Thangaraj • Economy Derailed, Down The Disaster Lane • • Growth Remains Elusive By Most Economic Indicators… • • All Gloom In Agriculture.… • • Bar And Restaurant Economy! • • Undue Favour To The Rich • • Great Indian Bank Robbery • • Post Liberalisation Prosperity (?) • • Job-Losses Galore…: Labour Cost Declined To 6.73 Per Cent In 2001-02 • Anganwadi Employees achieve hike in honorarium • All India Plantation Workers Conference – K. Hemalata • Reports & Events • • 6th Conference Of BEFI • • Orissa: Construction Workers Conference • • Mass Rally At Kalta • • AG's Clearance On Privatisation Of HPCL/BPCL Decried • • Statewide Mass Action In Kerala • • Draft Bill On Unorganised Sector: TUs Protest • National Commission on Labour: An Anti-Labour Exercise – Rabin Majumdar • On Whose Side Is The Government – People Or The WTO? • The 'Case' For Labour Flexibility: Ground Realities And A Revealing Study