May Day rallies in Coimbatore emphasise on safeguarding democracy
The Hindu
May Day celebrations in Coimbatore with rallies and meetings by trade unions emphasizing democracy and workers' rights.
Rallies and meetings by trade unions marked the May Day celebrations in Coimbatore on Wednesday.
The emphasis of the May Day events was on safeguarding the country’s democracy and upholding the rights of the working class.
On behalf of AITUC and CITU, a rally was taken out from the Gandhipuram bus stand and a meeting took place at Arumukku. State functionaries of CITU and AITUC, and other trade union leaders addressed the meeting.
The Coimbatore district unit of DMK organised a programme to honour and celebrate the contributions of labourers.
Coimbatore District DMK secretary N. Karthik, ex-MLA, and other functionaries garlanded the statue of late Chief Minister Kalaignar Karunanidhi, and handed over welfare assistance to about 200 auto workers.
LPF Auto Union general secretary P Vanangamudi, District Unorganised Labour Team organiser A.S. Jayakumar, and other functionaries took part.
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