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Dev Roye, Swadesh, Pandhe, M. K., Menon, N. C. +3

In This Issue: • Farewell Com. EMS! • Chennai Prepares For CITU General Council • “National Agenda” Of The BJP-Led Combine: Labour Totally Ignored - Swadesh Dev Roye • Historic Significance Of The Communist Manifesto – M. K. Pandhe • Vulture Capitalism – N. C. Menon • Domestic Workers or Slaves? - Ranjana Nirula • South Asian Workshop on Occupational and Environmental Health – P. K. Ganguly • Suspension Of Work In Dunlop Factories: A Conspiracy By Management • Protect Domestic Industry - Says ASSOCHAM • Coal Washery Workers Agitate Against Closure • Workers Demand Judicial Enquiry • Rajasthan: Workers Agitate At Atomic Energy Plant • INDAL Workers Oppose Take-Over Bid • Conference Of BHEL Mazdoor Union, Jhansi • BPCL Workers To Go For Countrywide Strike • J&K Govt. /PSU Employees’ Strike • Steel Workers Expresses Concern On VRS in SAIL • Bank Employees Opposed Privatisation And Merger • 5th Conference of Bangla Desh Agricultural Farm Labour Federation - Vimal Ranadive • Iraq: Facing The Brunt Of US Gangsterism • Srilankan Plantation Workers’ Strike • Draft Declaration On Social Standards – A Dubious Move In ILO To Help MNCs – M. K. Pandhe

1 Apr 1998

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

In This Issue: • Forward To 7th December Strike For A Genuine Pension Scheme • Public Sector More Investor Friendly! • Govt. Pension Scheme: Farcial Review, Paltry Relief, Indexation Denied Fradulent Pension Scheme -Who Abetted Imposition? • A Cruel Slap On Democratic Rights • 92nd Birthday of Com. B. T. Ranadive: Com. B.T.R. on His Early Days in T.U. - excerpts from the interview by Sri B.N. Datar • Electricity Employees & Engineers to strike on. 17.12.1997 • Central TUs Oppose Govt. Move On Price Index • In Japan Interacting With Working Women… - M. Rajeswari • Status Of Japanese Women Today • The Class Bias Of The Bourgeois Press - E. Balanandan • Expedite Action On Pf Related Issues • B.T.R. Memorial Trust: Unique Symbol Of Working Class Dedication • Contributions To B.T.R. Memorial • Successful Countrywide Strike By BPCL Workers • Fertilizer Workers Observed Countrwide Strike On 11.11. 1997 • November Revolution Day Observed In Durgapur • Bihar : TU Class • International Symposium On Health Safety And Environment In Iron And Steel Industry • 36th Conference Of AITUC • WFTU Asian Regional Seminar • General Council Meeting Of WFTU Asia Pacific Region • International Relations • CFTU Conference • Meeting Of Hindi Speaking States • Attention All Concerned, Please! • For United Action - interview with M. K. Pandhe

1 Dec 1997

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

Mukherjee, Dipankar, Balanandan, E., Pandhe, M. K. +3

In This Issue: • The Steal Deal - Dipankar Mukherjee • Advocacy Of Ordinance Raj Reprehensible! • NATO Offensive In Yugoslavia: A Threat To Sovereignty Of Nations – E. Balanandan • Economy In Decline, Workers In Misery – M. K. Pandhe • Elections And Tasks Of The Working Class • FDI Investment In Asia Decline • Labour Legislations: Alarming Picture Of Absolute Anarchy - Tapan Sen • Repulse Attack On Collective Bargaining - Swadesh Dev Roye • Globalisation Or Economic Subjugation? – W. R. Varada Rajan • Xv World Congress: On Occupational Safety And Health • T N: Welfare Scheme For Unorganised Workers • WB: Unique Scheme To Help Workers • CITU Leaders Murdered In Assam Teagarden • Kerala: Cashew Workers’ Struggle • Ap: Leaf-Plate Making Women Revolt • Rourkela: Workers’ Oppose Sale Of PSU Assets • Delhi: Rally By FCI Workers • GIC Move For Productivity Linked Wages • Bihar: Successful Strike By Govt Staff • Kanpur: Ramasrey Memorial Inaugurated • Regional Rural Bank Employees’ Conference • May Day Celebration In TN • CPSTU Meets • May Day In Maharashtra • Move To Privatise Indian Airlines Condemned • World Energy Meet In France • Globalisation And Migration • Vizag: CITU Workers Join Struggle For Land

1 Jun 1999

Pandhe, M. K., Balanandan, E., Patnaik, Prabhat +4

In This Issue: • Clarion Call of the Ninth Conference of CITU: Towards Big Battles Against Globalisation And Liberalism – M. K. Pandhe • Welcome Speech Delivered by Com. M. M. Lawrence, Chairman, Reception Committee, 9th Conference of the CITU Kochi • Centre of Indian Trade Unions, 9th All india Conference, 20-26 April, 1997, V.G. Bhaskaran Nair Nagar, Cochin: Presidential Address - E. Balanandan • Report Of The General Secretary – M. K. Pandhe • Condolence Resolution • Resolutions: On Solidarity with International Working Class Struggle; Struggle Against • Communal And Divisive Forces; Workers-Peasant Alliance; On Working Women; Industrial Sickness; Recognition Of Trade Unions Through Secret Ballot; On Pension Scheme; Resolution On Contract Labour; Unemployment And Demand For Right To Work; On Price Rise; Bonus; Esi Scheme; In Support Of Strike Of State Govt. Employees At Bihar; On Headload Workers; On Fifth Central Pay Commission • 9th Conference Of CITU: Discussions In Commissions • Proceedings Of The 5th Conference Of Working Women • List Of Foreign Delegates Participating In The 9th CITU Conference • Message from World Federation of Trade Unions • National Canfederation of Trade Unions • Message from General Federation Trade Unions Iraq • National Federation of Postal Employees • Message for CITU’s 9th Conference from Com. KKN Kutty, Secretary General, Income tax • Employees’ Federation Message from the Cuban Trade Union (CTC) • United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America • National Union of Mineworkers, Barnsley • Ceylong Federation of Trade Unions • Message from KMU • Canadian Labour Congress • Message from Palestine Trade • Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia • National Association of Teachers in Further & Higher Education • All Poland Alliance of Trade Unions • Message from Congress of South African Trade Unions • Message from General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea (DPRK) • Speech Of Com. E.K. Nayanar, Chief Minister Of Kerala At The All India CITU Conference • 9th All India Conference Of CITU Cochin, 21-27 April 1997: Report Of Credential Committee • Proposed Amendment To The CITU Constitution At The Ixth Conference • Seminar en Globalisation of Economy: On The Current State Of The World Capitalist Economy - Prabhat Patnaik • Globalisation, the International Economy and Policy Options - Jayati Ghosh • “Globalisation” And Its Impact (Speech at Seminar on “Trends in the World Economy” at Cochin on 21 April, 1997) - Prakash Karat • May Day Manifesto of the CITU, 1997 • Government Giving Second Thought Over the Move to Close down NTC Mills – P. K. Ganguly • Central Trade Unions Demand Early Action On IISCO Modernisation • CITU Denounces The Move For Retrograde Amendment Of SICA • Whither Revival Of Fertilizer PSUs - Tapan Sen • Revival Of Sick PSUs Demanded By MPs • Fate of IDPL Hangs in Balance – P. K. Ganguly

6 May 1997

Pandhe, M. K., Varada Rajan, W. R., Ganguly, P. K. +3

In This Issue: • The Midterm Poll And Working Class – M. K. Pandhe • 34th Session Of Indian Labour Conference - A Hoax To The Unorganised Sector Workers – P. K. Ganguly • State of Unorganised Sector Workers: Grim Reality Admitted • Elections, Big Business And Saffron Scribes – W. R. Varada Rajan • Pact Of Financial Services In WTO: American Invasion In Third World Market • The Supreme Court Verdict on Bandh – P. K. Ganguly • The CITU deeply mourns the passing away of Com. Tridib Chowdhury • The CITU strongly denounces the dastardly attack with the intention to murder on Com. Gulab Singh • Closure Of Gas Victims’ Rehabilitation Centres Deprive Victim Women Of Their Livelihood - Zulekha Zabin • Against SC Verdict On Bandh • South Korea: Severe Fall Out Of IMF Package - Tapan Sen • Agricultural Workers: Health Risks • On A Visit To Sri Lanka – A. K. Padmanabhan • Bihar: Electricity Workers Agitate • Coal Ash and Parcel Workers on the move • Successful Bandh Against Bathe Killings in Bihar • lISCO: Steel Workers Demonstrate • Western Hemisphere Workers’ Conference: NAFTA Privatisation And Deregulation • Pension: Settlement of Claims • Workmen Compensation Act • Paternity Leave for Govt Employees • Strike Hits Israel • National Platform Of Mass Organisation • Asia Pacific Graphical Federation • ILO Proposal for a Declaration on Fundamental Rights • Maharashtra : Protest Against Repression • PF: Government Notification • Foundation Stone For BTR Bhavan Laid

1 Jan 1998

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

Balanandan, E., Pandhe, M. K., Mukherjee, Samar +7

In This Issue: • Let everyone help "The Working Class" • CITU surging ahead through struggles—E. Balanandan • Twenty five years of CITU— M.K. Pandhe • Working class unity and role of CITU— Samar Mukherjee • CITU-1995—Niren Ghosh • Women and political participation— Vimal Ranadive • FMRAI Decides Strike Action Against Amendment of Patent Act • CITU and policy of unity and struggle in international arena—Chittabrata Majumdar • Stop amendment of the Indian Patents Act— P. K. Ganguly • Issues before trade union unity —M. K. Pandhe • Prospect of industrialisation of Assam and new economic policy——Amal Ghosh Dastidar • ILO in retrospect —Swadesh Dev Roye • Telecom privatisation-A surrender to Multinationals—V. A. N. Namboodiri • A Time to respond—Cuba calling • Engineering and unorganised sector industries workers to go on strike in Delhi and UP on June 24 • All India convention against telecom privatisation • National platform to launch next phase of agitation against NEP • Decisions of Secretariat Meeting • Railwaymen’s News: Seminar on Train Safety through Signal and Telecommunication • CITU-ILO national workshop on child labour • Pioneers of India's working class movement • May Day celebrations • CITU refused to sign MOU in coal industry • On supreme court judgement regarding and re-location of industries outside Delhi • International struggles • Messages from international trade unions on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the CITU

1 Jun 1995

Ganguly, P. K., Pandhe, M. K., Sen, Tapan +8

In This Issue: • Forward to the 8th Conference of CITU – P. K. Ganguly • Against the Govt’s Economic Policy: March to Parliament on April 5 • The Coal Workers For A Nation Wide Struggle – M. K. Pandhe • Behind IISCO Privatisation - Tapan Sen • Malhotra Committee: A Doctored Report - Saroj Chaudhuri • Com. Motilal Sharma • Magnificent Strike by Air Employees Against Privatisation - Hemant Kumar • ESI Sub-Committee Recommendations Entrancement of Existing benefit Rates to the Insured Persons • De-Rating Of Name-Plate Capacity Can Make HFC Economically Viable - Swadesh Dev Roye • Workshop on Organising Women Workers in South Asia – V. V. Presenna Kumari • Kanoria Jute Mill : The Facts Beyond Fiction - Chittabrata Majumdar • Jute Workers To Resist Management Offensives Unitedly • 8th National Conference Of All India State Government Employees’ Federation - A Challenging Success - Sukomal Sen • Telecom Employees Exhibit Exemplary Unity - Moni Bose • CITU Delegation In China amidst Com. Mao Zedong Birth Centenary Celebration - Kanai Banerjee

1 Feb 1994

Dhawale, Ashok, Mukherjee, Samar, Basu, Jyoti +16

In This Issue: • Comrade B. T. Ranadive • Comrade B. T. Ranadive’s Last Journey: Touching Farewell to a Great Revolutionary – Ashok Dhawale • Condolence Meetings • Homage to Comrade B. T. Ranadive – Samar Mukherjee • His Memory Will Be Ever With Us – Jyoti Basu • The Void That Cannot Be Filled Up In The Near Future – E. Balanandan • A Titan - N. Prasada Rao • Comrade B. T. Ranadive – Manoranjan Roy • You Are A Communist. Continue To Work For The Party – Vimal Ranadive • B. T. Ranadive – An Outstanding Revolutionary – M. K. Pandhe • Comrade B. T. Ranadive – Some Reminiscences – Mohammed Amin • “Marxism-Leninism Will Never Die" – Ahilya Rangnekar • Comrade BTR – A Communist In The Truest Sense – Sukomal Sen • May Day Manifesto Of The CITU, 1990 • CITU Flag Goes to Cuba • Comrade Ranadive – We Badly Need You Even Now – Kamal Sarkar • In Memorium Of Comrade B. T. Ranadive – Niren Ghosh • Comrade BTR On Trade Unions – P. K. Ganguly • An Irreparable Loss – Suryanarayana Rao • Comrade BTR And Railway Workers’ Movement – Kanai Banerjee • A Tribute To A Great Teacher – Jibon Roy • Symbol Of Revolutionary Spirit – Ranjit Basu • 100 Years Of May Day As International Day – Samar Mukherjee • May Day This Year – Mohammed Amin • Hold Aloft The Revolutionary Tradition Of May Day— A Centenary Tribute – Sukomal Sen • Two Lines — Revolutionary And Reformist • Daughter-In-Law Pays Homage

1 May 1990

Pandhe, M. K., Ghosh, Jayati, Mitra, Ashok +18

In This Issue: • Globalisation And Neo-Liberalism • World Capitalism To-Day Under Globalisation – M. K. Pandhe • Globalisation and national economic policy: Myths and responses - Jayati Ghosh • No Alternative? - Ashok Mitra • IMF And World Bank: Genesis, Functioning And Role Today - Arun Ghosh • International Trade, WTO and International Labour Standards: The Debate On Social Clause - Sukomal Sen • Globalisation - Myth And Reality – N. M. Sundaram • Erstwhile Socialist Countries And Globalisation - Chittabrata Majumdar • Without- Comments: Poor Have Become Poorer: UN Report • Liberalised Foreign Trade And Deindustrialisation In India – Dr. (Ms.) Anjali Kulkarni, Dr. (Ms.) Rucha Ghate • “Privatise And Perish". Genesis Of The Game Plan - Swadesh Dev Roye • The New Phase Of Global Capitalism – M. R. Appan • Seeds of Suicide : The Ecological and Human Costs of Globalisation of Agriculture - Dr. Vandana Shiva, Afsar H. Jafri • Globalisation - Labour And Quality Of Life - Jibon Roy • Globalisation and the Informal Sector – P. K. Ganguly • Globalisation and Liberalisation: Impact on Women and Children - Ranjana Nirula • Globalisation, Shipping Services And Seafarers – M. M. Lawrence • Banking Sector: Reforms or Ruination? Ashis Sen, Asit Das Gupta • On Power Policy - K. R. Unnithan • Civil Aviation: Pressures And Policy Options - R. Ramanathan • Globalisation and Telecom Industry – V. A. N. Namboodiri

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