New Delhi, 1 February 2023: At a time when working people are faced with job losses and rising unemployment, inflation and the erosion of real wages and rapidly widening income and asset inequalities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP government think it is just the right time to lower income tax for the middle […]

New Delhi, 9 November 2022: The New Trade Union Initiative strongly deplores the unlawful arrest of Comrade Dharitri Sharma, Cachar District Secretary of our affiliate Assam Majoori Shramik Union (AMSU). Com. Sharma was picked up without an arrest warrant from near his residence at Jaraitala, Cachar, Assam, allegedly because of his “Maoist” links, by the […]

27 June 2022: The New Trade Union Initiative strongly condemns the Supreme Court of India’s judgement in the case Zakia Jafri vs. the State of Gujarat for branding those fighting for justice as acting with an ‘ulterior motive’ and allowing these unsubstantiated and unproven ‘motives’ as the basis for granting the State of Gujarat the […]

New Delhi, 17 June 2022: Scores of young people all across the country have spoken and what they have said is that they will not be fooled by the BJP government. The widespread spontaneous protests over the last two days reflect the anger over the ever-growing jobs crisis in the country. Having failed to deliver […]