Political Campaigns Have Overshadowed Workers' Plight in the Tea Gardens 2024-04-19 [The Wire] Mechanisation, shutting down of stone quarries push Pakur’s workers to the brink 2024-02-10 [NewsGram Desk] Body of Trinamul Congress trade union leader found with multiple injury marks at tea estate in Jalpaiguri 2024-02-05 [The Telegraph] Two workers’ hands blown off in scrap godown blast 2024-01-29 [TOI] Victims of patriarchy, 50% female domestic workers deserted by their husband 2024-01-23 [Counterview] Around 500 workers of a Dooars tea garden that closed down thrice in two years, forced to migrate 2023-12-26 [Telegraph Online] Three killed, over 30 injured as brick kiln chimney collapses on workers 2023-12-14 [PTI] Tea Garden Workers Against Land Missue in Hills and Terai Region 2023-11-14 [Newsclick] Workers stage protest after four Darjeeling tea estates fix bonus rate at 9 per cent 2023-10-19 [The Telegraph] Workers Protest Dismissal of 2 Union Leaders at Durgapur Steel Plant Amid Agitation 2023-10-17 [Newsclick] ‘Struggling to buy even soap’: Their wages unpaid, Bengal MNREGA workers being pushed into poverty 2023-10-07 [Scroll] No work, PF or Gratuity For Tea Workers Of North Bengal As Plantations Close, Managements Flout Rules 2023-09-11 [The Times] The never-ending struggles of West Bengal’s tea workers to claim land 2023-08-20 [EastMojo] CITU condemns police atrocity on Plantation Leaders 2023-08-19 [CITU] CWFI condemns arrest of Comrade Ziaul Alam and calls for solidarity protest actions 2023-08-19 [CITU] TMC tea workers’ union to hold series of gate meetings at 287 gardens 2023-05-24 [Millenium Post] Jute Mill Workers Union's Conference Calls for Intensified Struggle Against Centre and State Govts 2023-05-15 [Newsclick] 2 workers die after falling into oil tanker 2023-04-23 [Telegraph India] Tea union wants govt to settle salary scale issue 2023-04-17 [Statesman] Small tea garden workers to get wages on par with registered ones 2023-04-17 [Statesman] BSNL temporary employees call off strike ending 29 days of agitation in Siliguri 2022-11-30 [Siliguri Times] Strike by SBSTC contract workers affects bus services 2022-09-26 [The Watchdog] Casual workers of SBSTC go on strike, hundreds of passengers left stranded 2022-09-25 [The Print] Darjeeling tea garden management, union sign pact 2022-09-09 [Telegraph] Female beedi rollers from Farakka suffer from TB and 'lower-than-minimum' wages 2022-09-06 [IANS] Pen-down strike in Calcutta HC 2022-08-31 [TNN] तृणमूल काग्रेस मजदूर युनियन की सभा 2017-03-06 [Jagran] Postal workers protest in Siliguri Head Post Office in support of several demands 2022-08-10 [Siliguri Times] Jan 8 Strike: Bengal Worker, Farmer Leaders Expect Good Response Despite Possible Govt ‘Hurdles' 2020-01-06 [Newsclick] Jute unions seek union minister's intervention to save industry, livelihood of workers 2022-01-19 [PTI] Doctor who fought for sex workers' rights dies of Covid in Kolkata 2021-05-09 [The Times] IIT-Kgp in panic mode as hostel workers' strike looms 2018-08-05 [The Times] Darjeeling' steam engine toy trains grounded after labourers strike work 2018-09-13 [Hindustan Times] Darjeeling: No Bonus This Festive Season Rubs Salt on Tea Workers' Wounds 2019-10-02 [Newsclick] Won't be swayed by sops: Tea union 2020-01-06 [The Telegraph] CM refuses to support Left and Congress' nationwide call to strike on January 8 2020-01-08 [The Hindu] Cab workers' union calls off strike 2019-08-06 [The Statesman] Legislators want law for tea garden land rights 2022-07-19 [Telegraph] Tea garden staff start 72 hour wage strike 2022-06-01 [Telegraph] Banks shut, public transport disrupted by trade union strike 2022-03-29 [The Times] Why are Jute Mills Being Shut Down in Bengal? 2022-03-11 [TC] Tea garden shuts as workers seek dues 2022-03-06 [Telegraphindia] Plea to Centre to double provident fund beneficiaries: RSP union 2022-03-02 [TI] Toxic gas kills three at Durgapur plant 2022-02-19 [Telegraph ] 4,000 workers of Gondalpara Jute Mill lose jobs 2022-01-02 [Telegraph] Strike keeps ATMs shut in Kolkata, union threatens more strikes 2021-12-18 [My Kolkata] Bank strike total 2021-12-16 [PTI] NHRC Issues Reminder To Bengal's Secy To Finish Survey On Sonagachi Sex Workers' Plight 2021-08-22 [Republic World] CITU Launches Migrant Workers' Union in Bengal; Centre Commissions Survey for Migrants 2021-08-09 [Newsclick] Two workers die while working inside septic tank in Jalpaiguri 2021-07-07 [Telegraph]
This month in labour history 27-04-1918 The country's first labour union was born in the city of Chennai, then known as Madras, when workers of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills formed the Madras Labour Union. [more]
27-04-1918 The country's first labour union was born in the city of Chennai, then known as Madras, when workers of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills formed the Madras Labour Union. [more]