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http://radicalnotes.com/journal/2009/09/
30/pricol-workers-struggle/
APPEAL
Dear Comrades/Friends
Sub: Sentence of Double Life Imprisonment for EIGHT
Pricol workers on 03.12.2015 by a District and Sessions
Judge of Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
Workers of Pricol Limited were fighting for their trade
unions rights ever since March 2007. For that, there was
a concerted onslaught on them in the form of dismissals,
denial of legal wage increases, stopping increments,
demotions, break-in-service, partial lock-out and foisted
criminal cases. More than 50 workers including women
were in jail for 8 to 125 days.
It was in such background, that a case of murder
conspiracy was foisted against Com.Kumarasami,
National President of AICCTU and 26 workers that they
have conspired and killed Mr.Roy George, vice-
president HR of Pricol Limited on 21.09.2009.
This sessions case 75/2011 was tried in bomb blast
cases court in Coimbatore and judgment was delivered
on 03.12.2015. The court acquitted 19 of the accused as
it held that criminal conspiracy was not proved against
18 of them and one accused was acquitted as his name
was inserted in the case. Eight of the accused were
sentenced to DOUBLE LIFE IMRISONMENT FOR
MURDER AND HOUSE TRESSPASS with intention
to kill. They were given other punishments also.
Objectively this judgment is seen by the workers as a
reflection of systemic class antagonism, bias and hatred
against the workers. The very harshness of the
judgment, the material contradictions and inherent
probabilities in the case show that the eight workers will
get acquitted in the high court. (For your perusal a
criticism of the judgment and short notes on the long
struggle of Pricol workers is enclosed).
We would like to point out that the tragic death of
Mr.Roy George was used by the police, the state and the
capitalists to crush the Pricol workers' struggle. One
worker, Manikantan, committed suicide in October 2009
due to witch hunt by the police. Com.Sampath Kumar's
(one of the convicted comrades) wife committed suicide
in June 2015 apprehending conviction.
Pricol workers and AICCTU have decided to seek
justice for the eight convicted workers of Pricol in the
high court as well as in the people's court.
When neo-liberal agenda and anti-austerity measures are
pushed, when anti-labor legislations are pushed, when
Maruti workers are still languishing in jail this harsh
sentence of DOUBLE LIFE IMPRISONMENT has
been pronounced for Pricol workers. This is the harshest
punishment meted out to any struggling workers in the
past few decades in India.Objectively,this judgement
will be sending a message to the workers that struggles
and unions of their choice will not be tolerated but will
also be punished.
We appeal to you to extend solidarity in all possible
forms to the Pricol workers in their pursuit for justice in
the people's court as well as in the courts of law.
Yours fraternally,
Rajiv Dimri
General Secretary
ALL INDIA CENTRAL COUNCIL OF TRADE
UNIONS
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Posted by PRICOL: The Facts at 7:24 AM No
comments:
UNEXPLAINED CONTRADICTIONS
Com.Gunabalan
Com.Saravankumar
Com.Manivannan
Com.Ramamurthy
Com.Sampathkuma
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Com.Rajendran
Com.Sivakumar
Com.Velmurugan
PRICOL, GRAZIANO
SYMPTOMS OF FAILURE OF TRADE UNION MOVEMENT,
OR OF STATE'S FAILIURE TO DEFEND THE RIGHT TO
FORM UNIONS?
The EPW September 26, 2009 Editorial ('State of
our Unions') argues strongly that the growing
attack on the right to form Unions is dangerous
for the health of India's liberty and
democracy:...... Read more
Courtesy: Liberation, The Central Organ of the
CPI (ML) Liberation.
PRICOL TRAGEDY:
WITCH HUNT MUST STOP, JUSTICE MUST PREVAIL
The tragic death of a senior management
representative of auto parts manufacturer pricol
in coimbatore on september 22 has triggered a
frienzied reaction from the pricol management,
Tamilnadu Police and sections of the Corporate
Media.... Read more
Courtesy: Liberation, the Central Organ of the CPI
(ML) Liberation.
Copy of the
memorandum sent to
the Chief Minister of
Tamil Nadu by AICCTU
on Pricol developments
Sir,
Majority of pricol workers have joined our Union
and operating since March 2007. We have taken
up many stuggles on the demands of the workers
and the management has refused to recognise
our Union to negotiate with us on the workers
issue. Hence the Pricol management is solely
responsibl for the industrial strife at Pricol.....
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A Demonstration by Pricol
Workers
A. S. KUMAR
State Dy. General Secretary
A. I. C. C. T. U