The Working Class

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In This Issue: • May Day Manifesto of the CITU, 1996 • Observing May Day While Being Out-of-Work - Sukomal Sen • CITU Criticises Ban on May Day Processions • New Recognition Rule Violative of Central Employees’ Freedom of Association: ILO Committee; Govt asked to amend Rules • CITU Condemns Misleading Statement of Mamata Banerjee • Unorganised Sector: Government of India Opposes proposed ILO Convention on Home based Workers • Maharashtra forms State Coordination Committee of Beedi Workers • Round Table For Renewal Of World Trade Union Movement – M. K. Pandhe • Massive Women’s Rally on 8th March at Hyderabad – S. Punyavathi • IDPL Workers on Struggle for Revival of Company • Complete Strike by FMRAI Field Workers • Contract Workers thrown out of job in Delhi International Airport; One Woman Worker died of starvation • Unprovoked Highhandedness by CISF at IISCO • Joint Seminar on Pension Scheme in BHEL • CITU-ILO Workshop on Child Labour in Unorganised Sector • Report on Western Regional Conference on “Future of Industrial Relations” – P. R. Krishnan • May Day Message from ZENROREN • INTUC Expresses Thanks to CITU President • International Struggles • WFTU Expresses Concern Over American Highhandedness Against Cuba