We are happy to report that the RUPE publication, India’s Working Class and Its Prospects, has been translated into Tamil and published by Alaigal Veliyeetagam. The Tamil title is “India ulaikkum varkkamum athan ethir kaalamum” (Rs 330, 328 pp). It was released during the Chennai Book Fair (February 16-March 6).
The volume contains articles by a number of contributors on a range of topics:
— a discussion of the specific features of India’s working class,
— the conditions that result in bondage and migration of brick kiln labour,
— the leather industry and its workers,
— the conditions of garment workers,
— the effects of contractualisation and informalisation in the organised sector, and the scope for struggle in this situation;
— and the experience of organising workers in Chhattisgarh.
Contributors include:
Tathagatha Sengupta and G. Vijay,
Manali Chakrabarti and Rahul Varman,
Archana Aggarwal,
Alok Laddha and T. Venkat,
Sudha Bharadwaj,
and RUPE.
For copies, contact:
Alaigal Veliyeetagam
5/1A, Natesan Nagar 2nd St,
Ramapuram, Chennai 600089
Mobile: 9841775112
Email: alaigal89@gmail.com
Copies of the English original are available with RUPE (rupeindia@yahoo.co.in)
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