BHARATIYA KHET MAZDOOR UNION - FEDERATION - PHASE I
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This collection is a comprehensive digital collection on Agricultural Workers Union in India. It includes a whole set of documents such as various reports of Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor Union (BKMU), movements such as land struggle, wage struggle, atrocities etc., documents of BKMU meetings, conferences, seminars, conventions etc., publications such as booklets, pamphlets, souvenirs, journals and so on.
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Item Correspondence on the Struggle for Minimum Wages(Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor Union, 1975)This file contains important historically relevant data both of primary and secondary types on the issue of minimum wages an its nuances during the 1970s. This particular file will provide a good glimpse terms of both handwritten notes, newspaper clippings and government notification giving the details regarding wages for agricultural labour in the State of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan; Minimum wages in Uttar Pradesh revised for Farm Labour, Memo-submitted by Punjab BKMU for upward revision of minimum wages for Agricultural Workers; notification by West Bengal Govt. on minimum wage payable to employees of agriculture; report stating situation of wages in various states of which highest wage payable in Punjab, wage revision of agricultural labour in MP details provided by B.K. Gupta; Andhra Pradesh Government notification dated December 2, 1995 on details of minimum wage for agricultural labour as of 1975; wage of Rajasthan in 1979.Item Documents related to Minimum Wage Struggle (1968-1974)(Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor Union, 1968)This file contains correspondence on the issue of minimum wages and its implementation for agricultural labour in Kerala, Haryana, Bihar, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and West Bengal. There are notes of discontent among agricultural labour of Bankura and Haryana. Notes of discontent in Bankura, Haryana.Item Article on Wage Struggle in Andhra Pradesh by G. Yallamanda Reddy(Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor Union) Reddy, G. YallamandaArticle on Wage Struggle in Andhra Pradesh by G. Yallamanda Reddy, the then General Secretary of Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Workers’ Union.Item Reports of the Executive Committee Meeting of the Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Workers’ Union and Campaign for Funds Collection in Andhra Pradesh(Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor Union, 1973-7-11) Reddy, G. YallaaandaTwo reports (1. Report of the Executive Committee Meeting of the Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Workers Union held on 11 July, 1973 and 2. Report of the Campaign for Funds collection in Andhra Pradesh through "Labour Contribution" by Agricultural Workers), the decisions as well as the work done of the APAWU in detail. They give the membership figures and the details of the campaigns carried out. The documents inform that millions of agricultural labourers and toiling rural poor participated in the national campaign recently concluded all over the country. It presents the formulations of the Communist Party of India (CPI) on this question. BKMU and the AIKS also participated. It was decided to observe One Day Labour campaign by the Union in the AP state by donating the proceeds by taking part in Paddy Cutting. This would be taken up in Nov-Dec 73. Paddy cutting would take place in four districts of Guntur, Krishna, East and West Godavari districts. The document further reports the actual campaign eg in Managalapuram in Krishna district about 500 Agricultural Workers took part in paddy cutting. For the first time the APAWU state centre received 2000/- rupees from five districts. It was a good beginning.Item Murder, Loot, Arson and Rape on Harijans at Karmachedu, Prakasham District of Andhra Pradesh(Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor Union, 1985-7-31) Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Workers UnionDocument related to ‘Murder, Loot, Arson and Rape on Harijans at Karmachedu, Prakasham District of Andhra Pradesh’, and the Statement of C. Rajeshwar Rao, General Secretary, Communist Party of India after visiting Karmachedu village of Prakasham District.Item Decisions of the Executive Committee Meetings of the Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Workers Union held on 7-8 July, 1990(Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor Union, 1990-7-7) Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Workers UnionDecisions of the Executive Committee Meeting held on 7-8 July, 1990 and Activity Report submitted to Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor Union at the Executive Committee Meeting held on 3-4 November, 1990.Item Letter to Smt. Indira Gandhi regarding Prompt Action against Eviction of Harijan Families(1980-4-4) Pantayya, YerramalaLetter to Smt. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (copies submitted to the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and P.K. Kodian, General Secretary, BKMU) from Yerramala Pantayya, on behalf of 60 Harijan families regarding prompt action against eviction of 60 harijan families from the Land they owned for last 50 years.Item Petition from Saujavigaudla Narasimhulu submitted to District Collector(1977-10-18) Narasimhulu, SaujavigaudlaPetition from Saujavigaudla Narasimhulu submitted to District Collector, Gudiapah regarding forcible occupation of land of landless Harijans with BKMU President, G. Yallamanda Reddy’s remark that he had brought the issue to the notice of Superintendent of Police; and Letter from Y. Eswara Reddy, Ex. M.P. to A.P. Rajan, Superintendent of Police, Cuddapah.Item Press Statement regarding Andhra Pradesh Cyclone(Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor Union, 1977-11-26) Reddy, G. YallamandaPress Statement issued by G. Yallamanda Reddy, President, BKMU sent to New Age regarding Andhra Pradesh Cyclone and his letter to P.K. Kodian, General Secretary, BKMU.Item Press Statement on Vidarbha Regional Agriculture Labour Conference(Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor Union, 1978-06-07) Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor UnionVidarbha Regional Agriculture Labour Conference was held in Pimpalkunta, Amaravati District. It includes one press statement and a letter to Shri P.K. Kodian, General Secretary, Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor Union.