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There is a general strike happening in India. The largest in human history with over 250M workers participating, organized by grassroots activists and trade unions. This is a labour movement we can learn from. 1/ https://twitter.com/SikhProf/status/1335435428334333952
Demands:
-Withdrawal of all anti-worker labour code and anti-farmer laws.
-Basic income of Rs 7,500 ($80 CAD) to all families who earn less than the income tax threshold.
-Monthly supply of 10 kg of food to families in need.
-Stop privatization of public services and goods. 2/
-Withdrawal of all anti-worker labour code and anti-farmer laws.
-Basic income of Rs 7,500 ($80 CAD) to all families who earn less than the income tax threshold.
-Monthly supply of 10 kg of food to families in need.
-Stop privatization of public services and goods. 2/
-Expansion of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to increase working days from 100 to 200 in rural areas with a basic living wage.
-Withdraw the forced premature retirement of public sector employees and provide pensions to all workers. 3/
-Withdraw the forced premature retirement of public sector employees and provide pensions to all workers. 3/
Please amplify. These demands are ones that are required to live a just life. These demands are ones that workers across the word have been and will continue to mobilize for. Above all else, these demands should not be met with violence. 4/
Check out @natasha_faroogh profile on how we can teach this in class/why it's important for us as Educators to engage.
