Gurgaon Workers' News report on the history and current condition of India's significant mining industry, and workers struggles which have taken place within it. Copied to clipboard Dhanbad, India – Report from a Visit in the Coal Fields Coal Mining in India The Dhanbad-Jharia coal-mining area The Coal-Mining Sector during Colonialism and after ‘Independence’ The Period 1971 to 2011: A Short Summary The Nationalisation 1971 – 1973 Illegalised mining The Dhanbad Mafia The Jharkhand Movement Mechanisation Casualisation and (Re-)Privatisation The Situation Today: A Visit in Dhanbad Notes Printer-friendly version India mining coal Gurgaon Workers News
Image Indian workers shut down seven mines and destroy bosses' offices Following violent clashes over the decision to dismiss hundreds of unionised workers and replace…
Image The cycle of struggle 1973 to 1979 in India Gurgaon Workers News on the mass workers' struggles in India in the 1970s and their relevance for the discussion on the relation between crisis,…
Union struggle and the law in Gurgaon A short introduction to the Industrial Disputes Act and some general thoughts on union-related local problems, with a detailed look at two struggles.
Image India: workplace resistance increases The labour movement in India is still under the control of bureaucratic leaders and political groups. However, as shown by a strike last year,…
