Issue #65 Of Work Riots, Political Prisoners, and Workers Refusing to Leave the Factory—Translated Through the Pages of Faridabad Workers News (2005–2015)

Of Work Riots, Political Prisoners, and Workers Refusing to Leave the Factory—Translated Through the Pages of Faridabad Workers News (2005–2015)

Sher Singh and Shveta Sarda

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These auto parts stand abstracted from a production line and the work force that created them.
Issue #65
May 2015










Notes
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Michael Aram Exports workers, Delhi, “Workers’ Placards in Delhi,” Faridabad Workers News 209 (November 2005): 1–4. All the issues of Faridabad Workers News, and occasional translations into English, can be accessed on the newspaper’s website. See Published since 1982, this monthly newspaper is written and distributed by a dispersed and expanding formation, in the industrial zones of more than three million factory workers. 13,000 copies are printed each month, which travel in the National Capital Region of Delhi—Okhla, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Manesar, Bahadurgarh, Gaziabad, Sonepat, and NOIDA.

2

“Courtroom, Alias House of Betrayals,” Faridabad Workers News 213 (October 2005): 4.

3

Delphi Automotive Systems Ltd. worker, Delhi-Jaipur Road, “From Gurgaon,” Faridabad Workers News 231 (September 2007): 4.

4

Honda motorcycle and scooter worker, IMT Manesar, “Wobbly, Shaky Honda,” Faridabad Workers News 271 (January 2011): 4; Harsoria Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. worker, Gurgaon, “Harsoria Healthcare,” Faridabad Workers News 275 (May 2011): 4; Maruti Suzuki India Ltd workers, IMT Manesar, “From Honda to Maruti Suzuki: The Ways of Companies Today,” Faridabad Workers News 277 (July 2011): 4; “The Joy of Living Experience With Workers of Maruti–Suzuki,” Faridabad Workers News 279 (September 2011): 1.

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Maruti-Suzuki, Suzuki Powertrain, Suzuki Casting, Suzuki Motorcycle, Satyam Auto, Bajaj Motor, Endurance Technologies, Hilux, Lumax, Lumax DK, and Dighania workers, IMT Manesar, “Suzuki Manesar Diary,” Faridabad Workers News 280 (October 2011): 3–4; Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. worker, IMT Manesar, “With Calculations, Without Calculations,” Faridabad Workers News 291 (September 2012): 1, 4; “A Conversation With Students That Didn’t Happen,” Faridabad Workers News 304 (October 2013): 1, 3, 4. Trans. in “Towards a Conversation With Students: Rethinking the Figure of the Worker.” See

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Oswal die-casting worker, Lakhani (Vardan Group) worker, and Shivalik Prints Ltd. worker, Faridabad, “Life Scripting New Time” and “Workers in Delhi–Gurgaon–Faridabad,” Faridabad Workers News 281 (November 2011): 1–2.

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Lakhani (Vardan Group) worker, Faridabad, “Everyone is Active—Everyone Must Act—And Let Others Know Too,” Faridabad Workers News 286 (April 2012): 4.

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Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. worker, IMT Manesar, “With Calculations, Without Calculations,” Faridabad Workers News 291 (September 2012): 1, 4; “The Actions of Workers of Maruti–Suzuki Manesar From 4 June 2011 to 18 July 2012 and Beyond,” Faridabad Workers News 296 (February 2013): 1–2; “Astonishments That Destabilize Consensus,” Faridabad Workers News 306 (December 2013): 1.

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Eastern Medikit Company worker, Gurgaon, “It’s Important to Search for New Ways,” Faridabad Workers News 289 (July 2012): 3; Saket Fabs worker, Faridabad, “A Look Inside Factories,” Faridabad Workers News 290 (August 2012): 2; Lakhani (Vardan Group) worker, Faridabad, “Inside Factories and Workplaces,” Faridabad Workers News 294 (December 2012): 3.

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Okhla Industrial Area worker, Delhi, “20–21 February in Okhla Industrial Area: 4,000 Factories, 5,000,000 Workers,” Faridabad Workers News 297 (March 2013): 1, 3.

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SMS Export worker, Delhi, “A Look Inside Factories,” Faridabad Workers News 299 (May 2013): 2; Lakhani (Vardan Group) worker and Shivalik Prints Ltd. worker, Faridabad, “A Look Inside Factories,” Faridabad Workers News 303 (September 2013): 3; G4 Security Solutions worker, Delhi, “G4 Security Workers,” Faridabad Workers News 305 (November 2013): 4; Auto decor worker, IMT Manesar, “A Glimpse of Cracks and Leakages Inside Factories,” Faridabad Workers News 305 (November 2013): 2; Baghaula-Prithla Industrial Region workers, Palwal, Haryana, “Groups of Workers Went From Factory to Factory,” Faridabad Workers News 308 (February 2014): 4.

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“Laughing, Dancing, Singing on the Assembly Line,” Faridabad Workers News 308 (February 2014): 4; “No One’s Coming to the Table,” Faridabad Workers News 309 (March 2014): 3; Construction worker for Arabtech Construction, “Saudia Arabia: The Third Wave,” Faridabad Workers News 312 (June 2014): 1, 4.

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Asti Electronics workers, IMT Manesar, “A Conversation With Temporary Workers,” Faridabad Workers News 322 (April 2015): 1, 3, 4.