The Working Class

Abstract

In This Issue: • Porto Alegre: World Social Forum 2003 • Editorial: Towards A Countrywide General Strike ... • Workers March To Parliament Demands Reversal Of Anti Labour Policies • Resolution Against US Attack On Iraq • Budget, Harsh On Poor, Lavish Towards Rich • Economic Survey: Where Do We Go From Here? • Budget 2003-04: CITU's Memorandum to Finance Minister • An Election Eve Railway Budget: CITU • Globalisation an Inside View – M. R. Appan (Honorary President of All India State Government Employees Federation) • Indian Peoples Campaign against WTO • Economy Derailed, Down The Disaster Lane • • Employment-Degeneration ! • • External Debt On The Rise… • • The Poor Getting Richer ? • • Sharp Drop In Growth Rate Between 8th-10th Plan Period • 'Shourie's Bankruptcy' • Andhra Pradesh State Conference of CITU • Report & Events • • Against Privatisation: Day-Long Hunger Strike By Salem Steel Workers • • Statewide Jatha For 26 Feb Parliament March • • Waterfront Workers Plan For Struggle • • Electricity Employees' Unions Plan For Action • • CITU Denounces Illegal Closure In Mico Abrasives • • All India Conference Of Construction Workers • • Heroic Strike By Singareni Colliery Workers • • Kerala State CITU Protests • • CITU Union Wins In Secret Ballot At Tuticorin Port • • AISGEF Holds 11th Conference • • HPCL-BPCL Workers To Go For Three Days Strike On 25-27 March • • Anganwadi Employees Demand Regularisation • Call of the World Social Movements, Porto Alegre, Brazil - January 27th, 2003