| INTTUC, Citu workers clash near HPL project | 23-NOV-09 |
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| At least six persons were injured when striking workers of CPI(M)’s labour wing Citu clashed with members of Trinamool Congres-affiliated union near the Haldia Petrochemicals’ (HPL) supermax project site in Purba Medinipur district on Sunday. Police said the Citu workers were picketing near the plant site in support of their indefinite strike, which began yesterday, when some members of INTTUC (Indian National Trinamool Trade Union Congress) tried to forcibly enter the HPL complex. |
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| NHPC IPO illogical; borrowing better option to raise funds: CITU | 02-SEP-09 |
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| The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) has criticised the government for selling 10 per cent equity shares of NHPC through an initial public offering (IPO) saying the money company raised through the IPO could have been mobilised through borrowings. |
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| Shanthi Gears resumes operations | 23-JUL-09 |
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| Coimbatore-based Shanthi Gears, which had declared lock-out in all its six plants, has resumed operation from today following normal situation, the company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange. |
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| 'Need to amend labour laws' | 03-JUL-09 |
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| The Economic Survey has suggested a series of amendments to labour laws which could make retrenchment easier, encourage contract employment, and increase working hours of contract employees, which will help employers cut costs. |
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| An effort at projecting optimism | 03-JUL-09 |
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| The kind of situation that has been spelt out in the Economic Survey (ES) is an effort at projecting optimism in the midst of a gloomy reality. Efforts at underestimating and playing down the impact of the global recession on Indian economy is altogether misplaced. The GDP growth rate projection has already declined to 6.7 per cent from last year’s 9 per cent, placing per capita growth at 4.6 per cent. |
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| Plan to divest 10% in BSNL may be revived | 21-MAY-09 |
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| The department of telecommunications (DoT) plans to revive the issue of disinvesting government shares in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) once a new minister takes charge. |
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| Citu union skips tripartite jute meeting | 28-APR-09 |
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| The Bengal Chatkal Majdoor Union, affiliated to CITU, has refused to attend the tripartite meeting called by the Union labour commissioner, to resolve conflicts between the labour unions and the jute mill owners, like payment of dues and working hours. |
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| KoPT may drop capital dredging plans, alleges HDBC, HDOF | 24-APR-09 |
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| The 'Haldia Dock Bachao Committee'(HDBC), an umbrella organisation that comprises five unions controlling employees and workers of the Haldia dock CITU, INTUC, AITUC and Hind Majdur Samiti, and the Haldia Dock Officers' Forum (HDOF), has alleged that the Kolkata Port Trust(KoPT) is mulling to drop its capital dredging plans in the face of escalated costs. |
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| Hind Motors sheds workers with CITU backing | 07-OCT-08 |
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| Coinciding with the closure of the Tata Motors Nano plant at Singur, Hindustan Motors (HM) had started to reduce its employee strength at its Hind Motor (Uttarpara) plant, 15km from Kolkata. |
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| The siege within | 04-OCT-08 |
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| Shuchi Bansal and Sreelatha Menon reconstruct the flashpoints between the workers and management of Graziano Trasmissioni in siGreater Noida that sparked off labour riots and resulted in the heinous |
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| CITU cripples IT sector in Bengal | 21-AUG-08 |
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| The information technology (IT) sector of Kolkata saw just about 10 - 12 per cent attendance on August 20 due to the 24-hour strike called by the Left trade unions led by CPM's Centre for Indian Trade |
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| CITU says pay divide has widened | 15-AUG-08 |
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| While the Congress-led UPA government tried to boost its electoral fortunes by announcing the Sixth Pay Commission award, the CPI(M)’s trade union wing, the CITU, termed the move as |
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| CITU urges DMK to stall BSNL divestment | 10-AUG-08 |
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| Pandhe writes to Karunanidhi as a DMK minister heads the telecom ministry.
With its own influence on the UPA government gone, the CPI(M)’s trade union wing, the CITU, is banking on the |
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| Seven trade bodies appeal against 'disruptions' | 07-AUG-08 |
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| Seven out of eight major chambers of commerce in Kolkata today issued a joint statement expressing “deep concern over the continued disruptions which are severely affecting mega projects in West |
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