The 7th AICCTU state conference of Puducherry (UT) was held on 5 July 2015 at Puducherry. The conference started with a massive worker-peasant solidarity rally. The rally was led by Com. S. Balasubramanian, state president AICCTU and Com. P. Murugan, state secretary Jananayaga Kattumana Thozhilalargal sangam (AICWF). The rally passed through main thoroughfares of the town.
The conference town Puducherry was named as Com. Murali Mohan Nagar and the Conference hall was named as Danasekar hall. The conference flag was hoisted by Com. G. Palani and all the participants paid homage at the martyrs column set at the conference venue.
Com. S. Mothilal gave the welcome speech in the opening session. Com. S. Balan, All India Vice President of the AICCTU was the central observer and he gave rousing speech. The others who addressed the gathering were Com. . S. Balasubramanian, State secretary CPI(ML), Puducherry, Com. G. Danavel, district secretary CPI(ML) Cuddalore Tamilnadu, R. Mangayarselvan, campaign committee member AIPF, P. Murthy, Ex-MLA AIPF, Manjakkal Upendran AIPF, and R.V Lenin, organizer AIARLA.
The delegate session started after the lunch. 74 delegates and 5 observers took part in the conference. Detailed discussions and deliberations were held in the entire session. The conference unanimously elected a 31 member state council including 9 office bearers. Com. S. Balasubramanian was elected as president and Com. S. Purushothaman was elected as the state general secretary along with three vice-presidents and four secretaries.
The conference passed 22 points resolutions. The important resolutions were as follows.
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1. The conference strongly condemned Modi government’s proposed amendments in various labour legislations in favor of employers.
2. The Conference demanded National minimum wages to be fixed as Rs 17000/- per month.
3. Reopening of all closed state public sector mills, Co-operative Mills and private industries.
4. The conference called for the working class of Puducherry to oust corrupt, anti labour and anti people four years old N.R. Congress from power.
5. The conference demanded a minimum pension of Rs 3000/- for all unorganized workers.
6. Conference demanded the state and central government to protect the handloom workers and the industry.
