But an eloquent and suave individual, Vivek Monteiro, executive member of CITU (Centre of Indian Trade Unions), addressed them in fluent English and discussed the impact of globalisation on labour such as the repercussions of the WTO on the beedi workers of Sholapur and so on.

 Monteiro, who holds a PhD in Physics, offered an entirely new and abosrbing perspective on these arcane topics. He also held a lengthy discussion on the government

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First Published: Jul 15 2003 | 12:00 AM IST

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