Workers unite to resist attack on India’s public telecom service

The far-right government of the country is on a disinvestment spree and has already privatised and closed many state owned organisations.

July 23, 2019 by Peoples Dispatch

India’s largest publicly owned telecom company, BSNL, is facing a crisis which might lead to its closure. The far-right government of the country is on a disinvestment spree and has already privatised and closed many state owned organisations. With BSNL facing a similar fate, the company’s workers and executives have united to lead a struggle for the company’s protection and their rights.