Dharna for 29th day and Indefinite fast-unto-death goes on for the 5th day today at ASTI factory gate in Manesar. The health of the 5 women and 2 male workers are deteriorating, and forget any hearing to the workers demands, not even the minimum medical assistance has come from the administration till now. Meanwhile anti-social elements and contractors have been trying to instigate problems at night during the dharna which goes on for a month today. The administration-labour department are hand in glove with the ASTI management, and refuse to acede to the demands of the over 300 contract workers of ASTI. There was instead a huge deployment of over a 1000 policemen which led to an altercation with the workers yesterday. In the gate meeting on 28th November yesterday, called by the ASTI Theka Mazdoor Sangharsh Samiti, there was spirited participation from factory unions like MAruti Suzuki Workers Union Manesar, Endurance Employees Union, Satyam Auto Workers Union, Munjal Kiriu Workers Union, Autofit Workers Union Dharuhera, Rico Employees Union Dharuhera, Baxter Workers Union Manesar. Workers and mass organisations like CITU Gurgaon, Workers Solidarity Centre Gurgaon (WSC), Inqlabi Mazdoor Kendra (IMK), and Krantikari Naujawan Sabha (KNS) were also present in solidarity. There is another tripartite meeting at the Labour Department on 1st December. Workers have declared that if there is no respectful negotiation, then they will only increase the tempo of the movement. The militancy of the women contract workers-led struggle has been exemplary in this industrial belt. We stand in solidarity with this militant struggle of workers against the contract workers system and regime of exploitation-repression! Contact: Raghavender (ASTI Theka Mazdoor Sangharsh Samiti) for further details: 9555671885
Posted on: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 08:17:36 +0000