AITUC HOLDS CONVENTION OF WORKERS IN GURGAON
Report by Anil Panwar
A massive convention was held in Gurgaon with participation of thousands of workers chaired by Com. Suresh Gaur, President of District Committee AITUC. Com. Anil Panwar District Secretary AITUC conducted the convention whereas Com. Gurudas Das Gupta Member of Parliament and General Secretary, AITUC was the main speaker. The other leaders who addressed the convention included Com. D.L. Sachdev and Com. Amarjeet Kaur National Secretaries AITUC, Com. N.P. Munjal, General Secretary, Haryana State Bank Employees Federation apart from the leaders of various AITUC affiliated unions of different industries in Gurgaon and Manesar area.
This convention was held in the aftermath of the tragic death of a manager in Maruti Suzuki plant in Manesar after violence erupted in the administrative block of the plan when the day long negotiations between the union & management failed on 18th July evening.
The convention condemned the violent incident unequivocally and demanded for release of the innocent workers who have been arrested at random by the policy during heir action to arrest the guilty. No workers or their families be harassed unnecessarily of Maruti Suzuki plants. The convention demanded CBI probe into the incident for the whole truth to come out behind the incident. The convention also demanded CBI probe into the erstwhile incident at RICO factory in which a worker was killed and another worker was booked for the crime wrongly, we know the truth is being sacrificed.
While addressing the convention Com. Gurudas Das Gupta alleged that the labour departments are acting on the behest of the managements for rejecting, delaying or accepting the registration of unions. He urged the labour officials not to buckle under the pressure of the capitalists and work with honesty. He said that the violence has no role in the trade union activity and it damages the image as well the movement of trade unions. Maruti Suzuki management was always opposed to unionization of workers & their interaction with any central trade unions, they allowed only pro-management unions and ignored them as well as on workers demands, he said. The situation has been long developing in Maruti which erupted in this violent episode. Maruti management had retrenched 500 workers in the year 2000 destroyed the union. Gurudas Das Gupta said that the matter for reinstatement of employees was taken up with respective Prime Ministers and Haryana Govts, but to no avail. He alleged that the management appoint bouncers to threaten unions & the workers. This is illegal & against the factory Act 1948. The police needs to act so that such anti social elements are not deployed with intent to threaten and harm workers & union leaders, he said.
He warned the labour department & the central & state govts. that if they fail to check continuous harassment of workers to pursue their legitimate rights of unionization and collective bargaining, then AITUC would resort to large mobilization & agitation in Gurgaon & Manesar. He urged the Govt. to get the Manesar Plant opened, remove the environment of fear, proceed for steadfast ending of contract system.
Besides Com. Gurudas Das Gupta, Coms. Murli Kumar, Kuldip Singh Pradhan-Sona Steering, Rajbir Chahal, Harjit Singh-General Secretary, Honda Union, Dilsingar-Secretary, M.K. Auto Union, Ranjit Singh- General Secretary-Q.H. Talagbrush, Suresh Yadav, H.R.E.C. Pradhan, Navraj Dahal- General Secretary Napino Auto, Subhash Diwan, Bhupan Das Napino Auto Udyog Vihar, Dushyant Lyumax Dharuhera, Ram Niwas – Hema Union, Vimal Kumar Microtech etc. addressed the Convention.
Those unions who participated in the convention are: Honda Union, Sona Steering Union, Sona Somic Union, Q.H.Talgbrush Union, Senior India Union, Napino Auto IMT & Udyog Vihar, Munjal Sowa, Hema Union, STI Union, Del Fee Union, Lyumax Dharuhera, Worldwide Union, M.K. Auto Union etc.
Report by Anil Panwar
A massive convention was held in Gurgaon with participation of thousands of workers chaired by Com. Suresh Gaur, President of District Committee AITUC. Com. Anil Panwar District Secretary AITUC conducted the convention whereas Com. Gurudas Das Gupta Member of Parliament and General Secretary, AITUC was the main speaker. The other leaders who addressed the convention included Com. D.L. Sachdev and Com. Amarjeet Kaur National Secretaries AITUC, Com. N.P. Munjal, General Secretary, Haryana State Bank Employees Federation apart from the leaders of various AITUC affiliated unions of different industries in Gurgaon and Manesar area.
This convention was held in the aftermath of the tragic death of a manager in Maruti Suzuki plant in Manesar after violence erupted in the administrative block of the plan when the day long negotiations between the union & management failed on 18th July evening.
The convention condemned the violent incident unequivocally and demanded for release of the innocent workers who have been arrested at random by the policy during heir action to arrest the guilty. No workers or their families be harassed unnecessarily of Maruti Suzuki plants. The convention demanded CBI probe into the incident for the whole truth to come out behind the incident. The convention also demanded CBI probe into the erstwhile incident at RICO factory in which a worker was killed and another worker was booked for the crime wrongly, we know the truth is being sacrificed.
While addressing the convention Com. Gurudas Das Gupta alleged that the labour departments are acting on the behest of the managements for rejecting, delaying or accepting the registration of unions. He urged the labour officials not to buckle under the pressure of the capitalists and work with honesty. He said that the violence has no role in the trade union activity and it damages the image as well the movement of trade unions. Maruti Suzuki management was always opposed to unionization of workers & their interaction with any central trade unions, they allowed only pro-management unions and ignored them as well as on workers demands, he said. The situation has been long developing in Maruti which erupted in this violent episode. Maruti management had retrenched 500 workers in the year 2000 destroyed the union. Gurudas Das Gupta said that the matter for reinstatement of employees was taken up with respective Prime Ministers and Haryana Govts, but to no avail. He alleged that the management appoint bouncers to threaten unions & the workers. This is illegal & against the factory Act 1948. The police needs to act so that such anti social elements are not deployed with intent to threaten and harm workers & union leaders, he said.
He warned the labour department & the central & state govts. that if they fail to check continuous harassment of workers to pursue their legitimate rights of unionization and collective bargaining, then AITUC would resort to large mobilization & agitation in Gurgaon & Manesar. He urged the Govt. to get the Manesar Plant opened, remove the environment of fear, proceed for steadfast ending of contract system.
Besides Com. Gurudas Das Gupta, Coms. Murli Kumar, Kuldip Singh Pradhan-Sona Steering, Rajbir Chahal, Harjit Singh-General Secretary, Honda Union, Dilsingar-Secretary, M.K. Auto Union, Ranjit Singh- General Secretary-Q.H. Talagbrush, Suresh Yadav, H.R.E.C. Pradhan, Navraj Dahal- General Secretary Napino Auto, Subhash Diwan, Bhupan Das Napino Auto Udyog Vihar, Dushyant Lyumax Dharuhera, Ram Niwas – Hema Union, Vimal Kumar Microtech etc. addressed the Convention.
Those unions who participated in the convention are: Honda Union, Sona Steering Union, Sona Somic Union, Q.H.Talgbrush Union, Senior India Union, Napino Auto IMT & Udyog Vihar, Munjal Sowa, Hema Union, STI Union, Del Fee Union, Lyumax Dharuhera, Worldwide Union, M.K. Auto Union etc.
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