Anatomy of a general strike: how workers in the Indian state of Karnataka shut down production
On February 12, as part of the All-India General Strike, 600,000 workers downed tools and almost 100,000 participated in street actions in South India’s largest state, Karnataka, whose government, ruled by the main bourgeois opposition in the center, is rushing to implement anti-labor laws legislated by the BJP.
India’s largest software company has forced thousands of employees to quit, unions allege
Unions accuse TCS, despite recording growth and profit, of using cruel and illegal methods to force thousands of its employees out in complete violation of labor laws.
Unions demand legal action against Tata Consultancy Services over mass layoffs and labor rights violations
TCS, India’s largest software company, has announced plans to layoff around 2% of its global workforce this year which would translate into over 12,000 mid and senior-level employees losing their jobs.
Worker resistance stops Karnataka government’s plan to increase IT work hours
The Karnataka IT/ITes Employees Union (KITU) is the only registered union for IT and related industries in India’s southern state of Karnataka, the hub of the software industry in the country.
“Unproductive and hazardous”: IT workers in India resist increase in hours
A proposal was recently introduced by the Karnataka state government, where India’s major IT companies are located, to increase the maximum working hours from 10 to 12, despite opposition from trade unions.
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