Dated: 17.04.2012

To

The Residence commissioner

Uttarakhand Bhawan,

Govt. of Uttarakhand

New Delhi

Sub:- Memorandum  on behalf of Mass organizations in solidarity with workers of  Rockman Industries pvt. Ltd. & Satyam Auto component Ltd.

Sir,

We are in solidarity with the workers of Rockman Industries pvt. Ltd. & Satyam Auto component Ltd.  of SIDCUL Haridwar who are on path of agitation  for their trade union demands from management.   Labor department and state government is well aware with the rampant violation of labor laws in these companies like other industries situated in SIDCUL, however they do not feel any necessity to intervene in the matter to check the super exploitation of workers by the management. Contrary to their administrative responsibility assigned under the law of the land, they are hobnobbing with the management and resorted to repress the workers movement.

On 15.04.2012 workers who were on Anshan w.e.f. 06.04.2012 in capital city of Dehradoon were lathicharged and detained under various penal provisions. 326 workers are in jail and 11 were forcibly hospitalized. Management who is responsible for industrial unrest is moving freely and hobnobbing with newly elected congress government which is determined to crush worker’s movement like Haryana and other states.

Uttarrakhand government claims that after formation of new state it has gone ahead with industrialization of the state and in order to do so, SIDCUL has been established in different parts of the state like, Haridwar, Rudrapur, Pantnagar etc. However we have found that these are hell for the workers. No Job security, no wage norm, no labor law and sheer exploitation of the workers are only norm in these industrial areas of Uttarkhand. It is tax heaven for the investors and corporate and hell for the workers. Casualization and contract system that too, illegal contract system is norm in the industrial belt of uttarakhand.

            The above named industrial units are major vendor of Hero motor co.  , which do not adhere to the labor norms. Illegal contract system is going on in these factories and workers are forced to work on lower wages upto 12 hours a day. Workers in these units of Haridwar are paid only Rs. 6000 P.M. by the co. for the similar work , which get Rs. 12000/ per month in gurgaon plant of the co. Workers are deprived of basic right to form  union of their own choice. 5 leading workers were terminated since they had taken initiative to form union and put forward their wage related demands. Around 600 workers of Rockman industries are on strike 18^th March 2012 however labor department and civil administration is unmoved by the agitation of the workers. Both regular and contract workers joined the strike for furtherance of their demand.

We condemn police atrocity on striking workers and demand that:-

1.      Police officials responsible for lathicharge on workers and illegal detention of workers be reprimanded and charge sheeted.

2.      Labor minister of Uttarakhand Government resolve the labor dispute by calling a meeting of agitating workers and management of Rockman Industries pvt. Ltd. & Satyam Auto component Ltd.

3.      Restore labor laws in Rockman Industries pvt. Ltd. & Satyam Auto component Ltd as well as in other industries in Uttarakhand.

4.      Terminated workers of Rockman Industries pvt. Ltd. be reinstated without any condition.

5.      Illegal contract system be abolished.

6.      Management of Rockman Industries pvt. Ltd. & Satyam Auto component Ltd. be punished for violation of labor laws.

7.      Workers of Rockman Industries pvt. Ltd. & Satyam Auto component Ltd. be paid wages proportionate to the workload and they should be paid overtime as required under law.

·       Inqulabi Mazdoor Kendra

·       Mehnatkash Mazdoor Morcha

·       Mazdoor Patrika

·       Krantikari Lok Adhikar Sangathan

·       Krantikari Naujawan Sabha

·       PDFI

·       Pragatisheel Mahila Ekta Kendra

·       Radical Notes

during the aeembly election kraantikari lok ahikar sangthan run a campaign in dehradun; haldwani;(uttarakhand) mau baliya deoria(u.p.)and in some other assembly region supported the candidate proposed by BHAGAT SINGH LOK MANCH. there is a format of leaflet distributed among the people to expose the capitalist system and its parliamentary system

Raise the red flag high

Call for 'All India Bandh' by the central trade union is an occasion for the workers to show their united strength to the capitalist class. The Bnadh call by all central trade union is a big opportunity to show the revolutionary zeal of the workers. Capitalist class wants to extract last drop of blood from a worker's body to augment his super profit. Job security and legal protections of labor laws have vanished in the era of new economic policy where every thing won over by the struggle of the worker's martyrs have been snatched by the ruling capitalist class. Contract labor is not an exception in the factories but , it has become rule for hiring workers.Mr. Manmohan singh ; prime minister of India in a recent labor conference has shamelessly disclosed nefarious design of ruling capitalist class. They want to snatch all those which is still existing in the name of worker's protection in law book of the Indian state. Mr. Prime minister has accused the so called labor protection regime for slow pace of economic growth. Worker's right to get their union registered has been taken away by the covert state policy to not to register new trade union.

Central trade unions policies of compromise and surrender has given edge to the ruling capitalist class.

Now , it is time to raise and turn the tide in favor of working class.

Let us join the hand to make 28 February 'All India Bandh' a great success by seizing the opportunity in worker's hand for bright future ahead. Let the Bandh become a mile stone for future struggle of working class to make a society based on equality. Socialism is only way out for the emancipation of workers from yoke of capitalism.

Workers of the world get united!

Long live revolution.

Krantikari lok Adhikar Sangathan.

Caste question Today.

Hierarchical division of society in castes is a historic phenomenon of indian social structure. Other religions for whom the caste was alien, gradually adopted the system when they came into contact with caste driven hinduised indian society. Caste division determined by birth became rigid with no scope left for upward mobility of lower castes in the society and economy to improve their socio-economic status in the society since the same was already determined.

With the invasion of capitalism , economic basis of caste structure has crumbled, however, the same process of crumbling of caste structure has posed lot of questions for future course of eradication of caste and caste discrimination in the society. Ruling capitalist class has addressed them with idea of representation and affirmative actions.

We have witnessed that the pre and post colonial discourse on caste system, which is moving around 'constitutional frame work' has given wider scope for the bourgeoisie to deviate the core issue of economic deprivation of disadvantaged castes.

We are organizing a seminar on the above mentioned topic to further advance the debate on caste annihilation. All are invited to join the seminar on 26th February 2012 at Ambedkar Bhawan , Rani Jhansi Road, Near Jhandewalan Metro Station, New Delhi. Time :- 2.00 to 8.00 P.M.