Category: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS - NEWS UPDATES
Free the Maruti Workers!
Free the Maruti Workers! 13 Maruti Union members given ‘Life Sentence’ for Struggling for Union Formation &Abolition of the Contract Worker System 13 of our brothers have been given ‘life sentences’ – including 12 Maruti Suzuki Workers Union body members – on the baseless charge of ‘murder’ on 18 March afternoon by the Gurgaon AdditionalRead More
Narmada: 30 Years of Resilience - a Calendar
Narmada: 30 Years of Resilience - a Calendar (April 2015-March 2016) Dear Friend, Narmada Bachao Andolan (Save the Narmada Movement) has completed 30 years of its history and innumerable struggles. The Delhi Solidarity Group is celebrating this great event it by bringing out a calendar. Thirty long years of NBA’s arduous struggles against the constructionRead More
Villagers in Odisha, India decide to reoccupy their land
Villagers in the state of Odisha in India have decided to reoccupy their land which was earlier acquired by the state for various development projects. South Korean steel company POSCO and its Indian subsidiary POSCO India Private Limited had signed an MoU in 2005 to begin $ 12 billion steel project. However, controversies and regulatory delaysRead More
7 April, 2014: Social Movements in India - News updates
1. ‘Caste Factor in TN Detracts from Success of Dravidian Movement’: http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Caste-Factor-in-TN-Detracts-from-Success-of-Dravidian-Movement/2014/04/07/article2153327.ece#.U0I9BXTiFMQ 2. Fasting Toyota workers admitted to hospital - Nine workers fell sick on Sunday due to low blood pressure and low sugar levels: http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/fasting-toyota-workers-admitted-to-hospital-114040600569_1.html 3. Protest rally by kin of rape victim, crusader: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/33303355.cms 4. Maoists Planning Big Strikes During Adilabad Polls?: http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/Maoists-Planning-Big-Strikes-During-Adilabad-Polls/2014/04/05/article2150976.ece#.U0I-b3TiFMQ