Kolkata: There used to be a t-shirt some years ago that was popular among unionists.  In big block letters it read, “Union Rights are Human Rights.”  Straight forward, simple and to the point, but it was dramatic in its own way.  And, true!   The slogan came to mind as I listened to INTUC’s Ramen Pandey recently …

Jalpaiguri: Two things were immediately clear.  First, we had definitely arrived during the monsoon season with rain and the signs of rain everywhere around us.  Secondly, we were absolutely in the tea garden.   We could see rows of tea plants virtually from the minute we left the apron of the airport.  A car from the Tea …

Kolkata: I had met Rabial Mallick earlier this year in the Philippines and knew that he had been involved in building community organizations throughout India from his home base in Kolkata, so high on my “wish” list for this visit was to find him and get a better grasp of the work.  I had been virtually …