Workers resolve to fight anti labour policies of the govt of Bihar

Patna, June 26:

Against anti labour, anti public sector policies and the against the policy of privatization of Bihar government, Central Trade Unions called Bihar on 20^th September this year. This decision was taken in a joint convention of Central Trade Unions comprising AIUTUC, AITUC, CITU, HMS, INTUC, UTUC, TUCC and AICCTU at IMA Hall, Patna on Sunday. A serious of programmes of the movement were decided in the convention. District level conventions will be held through out the month of July. Massive Dharnas will be held on 9^th August before the offices of District Magistrates.

Addressing the workers coming from different districts Arun Kumar Singh, President, AIUTUC, Bihar State Committee said: The rights of workers are being curtailed as the crisis of capitalism deepens. The trade union movement has lost its power of bargaining. We change the government through election, but the anti working class policy does not change. Policy remains the same and these policies jeopardize the life of the workers. The problem of unemployment is created at the one hand and jobs are being done on the contract basis on the other. Stressing on the need of powerful united trade union movement he assured all that the AIUTUC would take part in all the programmes taken by Shram Sangathan Manch, Bihar.

Others who spoke on the occasion were Usha Sahani, AITUC, Arun Kumar Mishra, CITU, R N Thakur, AICCTU, H M Vajpayee, Chandra Prakash, INTUC, Shiv Narain Singh, TUCC. The main resolution of the convention was read out by Chakradhar Prasad Singh. The convention ended with firm resolve to build up mighty joint trade union movement against skyrocketing price hike, privatisation, contract system and anti labour policies of the government of Bihar.