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AITUC (All India Trade Union Congress) has called for massive movement opposing the state government’s decision to increase the daily working hours of workers from 8 to 10 hours and to allow women to work during night shifts. In the AITUC State Council meeting, this decision of the Govt was strongly opposed, and the organization demanded its immediate withdrawal. It was stated that the government, by amending the 1948 Factories Act, has increased the daily working hours from 8 to 10 under the influence of industrialists for their own benefit.…

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La Marx International On October 9, delegates from the Israeli government and the Palestinian militias Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, meeting in Egypt, agreed to a ceasefire, the “first phase” of which involves an exchange of hostages, the withdrawal of Israeli troops and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to a temporary stop, and the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza. Under the agreement, Israel must release 250 Palestinian prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment and 1,700 captured Palestinians, while the Palestinian militias would hand over 20…

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Protesters waved Palestinian flags and placards labelling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “genocidal war criminal” and calling for the “abolition of the Zionist state.” A group of Hong Kong activists marched in Tsim Sha Tsui on Tuesday to condemn Israel’s war on Gaza and to call for a ceasefire, marking two years since the latest conflict in the Palestinian territory began. The five activists began at the Kowloon Mosque in Tsim Sha Tsui and marched along Nathan Road, one of the city’s busiest thoroughfares, before arriving at the harbourfront,…

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105 years ago, October 2, 1920, V. И. Lenin gave a speech at the III All-Russian Congress of the Komsomol with his famous speech “Tasks of Youth Unions”, dedicated to the tasks of communist education of youth and its role in building communism. The speech outlines the tasks of the komsomol in building a new society, the principles of communist education of young people, the character of its organizations in a socialist society is revealed. The first responsibility of young people is, according to Lenin, the responsibility of “learning communism”.…

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The ACP condemns the attack by the forces of the Russian Federation on Ukraine. The world stands shocked at this reckless act on the part of the Putin government and the loss of life and suffering among the peoples exposed to the conflict. This is not a battle between the progressive forces present in the region versus reactionary ones. Both sides represent the anti-people interests of rival imperialist powers determined to control resources and gain geo-political advantage. Ukraine is a sovereign country that can choose to trade and ally itself…

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By Daniel Campos- The Marx International One of the main debates within the global left is about China, a topic on which the global left oscillates between two positions: Some argue that China is still a “socialist” country , with varying degrees of support, from those who claim it is still a workers’ state to those who speak of “market socialism .” On the other hand, there are those who claim that China is an imperialist country, competing with the US for dominance of the global capitalist economy. Both positions are erroneous and are…

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