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Defence Federations Call Upon Employees to Boycott Inauguration of 7 Corporate Entities
12 Oct 2021
Formed after the dissolution of OFB, the defence firms will be formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi through a video conference on October 15.
Ronak Chhabra
Defence Employees Observe ‘Black Day’ as OFB Corporatised
01 Oct 2021
The workers fear that the move will affect their service conditions.
Ronak Chhabra
Over 99% Defence Employees Vote Against OFB Corporatisation in a Referendum
30 Sep 2021
The referendum results were released a day after the Defence Ministry issued an order for the dissolution of the OFB, with effect from October 1, into seven newly constituted Defence Public Sector…
Sabrang India
SC Paves the Way for Women to Take National Defence Academy Exam in November 2021
22 Sep 2021
The top court refused to entertain the centre’s notification to allow women candidates to take the entrance exam for entry into NDA only in May 2022.
Ronak Chhabra
After Defence Workers Barred From Strike, Federations Take Legal Route to Battle OFB Corporatisation
09 Sep 2021
In another move, a referendum week is to be organised from September 13 to September 18 in which the 76,000 defence employees in ordnance factories across the country will be asked to express their…
Walter Smolarek
Twilight of Afghanistan’s 20-Year Occupation: US Soldiers Sent to Kill and Die — For What?
07 Aug 2021
The Biden administration has announced the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. What effect did the war have on those who served?
DR K R Shyam Sundar
Essential Defence Services Bill violates ILO policy on strikes
05 Aug 2021
Trade unions have argued that all the stated objectives of corporatisation in the defence sector can be achieved within the government framework and, in fact, reportedly submitted proposals regarding…
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‘Anti-National Policies’: Central Trade Unions Call for Protest on July 23 against Privatisation of Defence Production
10 Jul 2021
The trade unions are protesting the Centre’s plan to corporatise the Ordnance Factories Board while implementing an ordinance that prohibits defence sector employees from striking.
Ronak Chhabra
OFB: Defence Federations to Observe July 8 as All India Black Day Against Centre’s ‘Draconian’ Ordinance
02 Jul 2021
They have also decided to lodge a complaint with the International Labour Organisation against the ordinance allowing the Centre to prohibit agitation and strike action by those engaged in “essential…
Ronak Chhabra
OFB: Ahead of Indefinite Strike, Centre Empowers Itself to Penalise Workers in ‘Essential Defence Services’
01 Jul 2021
Defence Federations called the Ordinance – designed on the lines of ESMA – 'brutal' and 'draconian'; they are to meet on Thursday evening to discuss a future course of action.