India: Contract workers fight on

The struggle and dharna of the contract workers of cement multinational Holcim is continuing at Niyogi Chowk, Bhilai Industrial Area, district Durg, Chhattisgarh.

On 10th August, 100 women and children, wives of the agitating contract workers marched to the ACC-Holcim gates in Bhilai Industrial estate, shouted slogans demanding implementation of the High Court order and the taking back of false cases on the union leaders and activists.

What keeps the contract worker members of Pragatisheel Cement Shramik Sangh (Progressive Cement Workers Union) going in the face of the adamant attitude of the Holcim management? That was reflected in the animated discussions of 2nd July 2011 on "The Paris Commune and its Lessons", a dream of the working class not just toiling to create wealth, but also wielding political power to determine their destinies. More details of the struggle here.

The struggle and dharna of the contract workers of cement multinational Holcim is continuing at Niyogi Chowk, Bhilai Industrial Area, district Durg, Chhattisgarh.

On 10th August, 100 women and children, wives of the agitating contract workers marched to the ACC-Holcim gates in Bhilai Industrial estate, shouted slogans demanding implementation of the High Court order and the taking back of false cases on the union leaders and activists.

What keeps the contract worker members of Pragatisheel Cement Shramik Sangh (Progressive Cement Workers Union) going in the face of the adamant attitude of the Holcim management? That was reflected in the animated discussions of 2nd July 2011 on "The Paris Commune and its Lessons", a dream of the working class not just toiling to create wealth, but also wielding political power to determine their destinies. More details of the struggle here.