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NEW DELHI: JANWADI MAHILA SAMITY CONDEMNS GANGRAPE
THE Janwadi Mahila Samiti (JMS) of Delhi has severely condemned the gangrape of a 30 years old woman from north eastern India, when she was returning from her work at about 1.00 am from a call centre in Gurgaon.
In a statement issued on November 25 by its president Sonia Verma and general secretary Sehba Farooqui, the JMS also pointed out that the referred- to incident was not an isolated one. Since the rape of a Delhi University student in 2005, several instances have come to light where gangs of boys have targeted young women returning from their work. In this particular incident, the call centre transport did not even drop the woman home “because he (the driver) was in a hurry.” Instead, he left her on the roadside in the neighbourhood of her home where she was abducted, raped and then abandoned in the Mongolpuri area.
The JMS is of the opinion that this incident shows that the state government has neglected the safety of young working women. It has left unprotected in the middle of the night such unsafe areas as Dhaula Kuan where several incidents have taken place. The incident also shows that BPO companies, which make women work at odd hours, are not willing to take the responsibility for the security of these women.
In the light of all these aspects, the Janwadi Mahila Samiti has put forward the following demands:
1) Immediate action must be taken against the perpetrators of such heinous crimes and no efforts must be spared to arrest the accused immediately.
2) The Delhi government must increase the security personnel on roads which are major arteries, connecting residential areas to places like Gurgaon and Noida where there is a large concentration of BPO units and call centres.
3) The concerned transport company must be punished for negligence and abdication of responsibility in this particular case.
4) The Delhi government must hold the owners of all call centres and BPO companies accountable for the security of their women employees. Strict guidelines must be formulated and enforced for this purpose.
Source: People’s Democracy
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT MEMBERS WRITE OPEN LETTER ON INDIA-EU FTA
We are publishing the open letter written by the GUE/NGL members of the European parliament (MEPs) to the European Union trade commissioner, Karel de Gucht, on the free trade agreement between India and the European Union. The GUE/NGL is a group of 35 MEPs belonging to the Communist and other Left formations from twelve countries of Europe. Out of a total strength of 730 MEPs, this is a small group but the only Left voice in the European parliament. The group is headed by Die Linke which has eight MEPs. Communist parties of Portugal, Greece and AKEL have two members each.
The GUE/NGL regularly organises study classes on various subjects to acquaint their MEPs with the developments taking place across the world. It invites speakers from different countries to deliver lectures on a range of subjects and organises interaction sessions with them. In one such study programme, Sitaram Yechury, Polit Bureau member of the CPI (M) was invited to deliver a lecture. A host of topics have come up for discussion during the course of interaction including the free trade agreement between EU and India. The following letter reflects many of the concerns that were exchanged in that discussion.
WE would like to share some of our concerns regarding the forthcoming EU-India summit which will take place on December 10 and is expected to push the ongoing FTA negotiations between the EU and India towards conclusion.
As you are aware, civil society both in India and the EU are increasingly concerned that the FTA with its current provisions is not the best way forward for development. A growing body of literature
Source: People’s Democracy
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