All India I T And ITES Employees'Union

AIITEU statement against Narayan Murthy and other tech founders calling for 70 hour workweek. It is trying to set a horrible precedent to completely do away with highly violated overtime law and create higher gender disparity by creating a misconception about productivity which actually decreases with higher working hours - Read here - https://www.aiiteu.org/press-releases/aiiteu-statement-condemning-tech-billionaire-narayan-murthys-proposal-of-longer-working-hours/

The All India IT Employees Union (AIITEU) strongly condemns Infosys co-founder NR Narayan Murthy and other tech billionaires' statements advocating for a 70-hour work week. Mr. Murthy in a recent interview said that India’s productivity is one of the lowest in the world and needs improvement. His reductive solution to this issue is that young people should be willing to work 70 hours a week. Murthy was supported by like-minded tech-preneurs like TV Mohandas Pai and Ola Cabs co-founder Bhavish Aggarwal on social media.

AIITEU strongly opposes the consistent onslaught on workers' rights by the capitalist classes who are facing a systematic crisis wherein the only way to safeguard profits and wealth is through intensifying the exploitation of their workers. AIITEU asserts that it will continue its fight against the nexus between the capitalist tech billionaires and the anti-worker government who are unwilling to protect employee’s rights and lives.

Please check the link in comments section for the complete press release issued today.

Our statement in solidarity with the journalists and employees of NewsClick.in and against the attack on free press https://www.aiiteu.org/press-releases/aiiteu-stands-in-complete-solidarity-with-newsclick-and-associated-journalists-harassed-by-the-draconian-uapa/

Porter ऐप तले वर्कर्स इस गैर कानूनी तरीके से ID ब्लॉक किए जाने के खिलाफ एकजुट होकर बाकी ऐप तले वर्कर्स के साथ इस लड़ाई में शामिल हो और इसे मजबूत बनाएं। इंकलाब जिंदाबाद।

First, they came for the farmers, and they lost.
Then, they came for the workers, and they lost.
Now they will lose again to the women and youth of this country.

AIITEU stands in solidarity with the protesting female wrestlers, along with the entire nation.

On 1st May 2023, International Labour day, All India IT & ITeS Employees' Union, West Bengal State Committee has organised a Blood Donation Camp at CITU Westbengal State office "Shramik Bhawan".
The theme of our blood donation camp was proposed by the State President of our Union Comrade Surajit Bose as "Workers of the world Unite", hence other friendly unions like LIC agents union , Railway Workers union ( ERMU ) , Bank Clerk Union ( BEFI ) , WestBengal Electricity Union , Asian paints workers union also joined and donated blood in the same vanue.
The blood donation camp was inaugurated by West Bengal Left Front chairman Comrade Biman Bose. CITU State leaders Comrade Anadi Sabu, Comrade Subhas Mukhopadhyay, Comrade Somnath Bhattacharya were also present in the inauguration along with AIITEU State Secretary Comrade Cheenanshuk Das and All India Secretary of the Union Comrade Saubhik Bhattacharya.
CPIM Westbengal State Secretary Comrade Mohammad Selim visited the blood donation camp as the chief guest and had a word with Donors and with the Organizers. It was a Successful program organised by AIITEU, where 91 workers have donated their blood.

Our team participated the great Mazdoor kishan Sangharsh rally on 5th April 2023 ,at Ramleela Maidan , Newdelhi .

5th April - AIITEU will participate in the Mazdoor Kisaan Sangharsh rally in Delhi. Please join to protest against the rising attack on workers' and farmers' rights and lives

Dear Members,

We are certain that you all are already aware of the illegal retrenchments happening in IT and ITeS sector. This catastrophe is not limited to a specific state or our country. The beginning of the new year 2023 has not been happy at all for the IT/ITeS workers across the globe. The paranoia of an economic downturn made Fortune 500 companies initiate a downsizing practice. Goldman Sachs, EY, Amazon, Meta, Google and many more have already started laying off people citing reasons that hardly are within the workers’ control. The message is clear; when the ships are about to capsize, only the founders and owners will receive life-jackets. We, the IT/ITeS workers, will be thrown overboard without any scintilla of doubt.

The danger of job loss that is lurking overhead can hit any one of us anytime. It is now, more than ever, that we must be empathetic, unite and fight together, for each other. AIITEU has always taken immediate measures to ensure the rights of union members against any malpractices at workplace. So if you are facing any employment related issue at workplace kindly submit the form without any hesitation. Also don't forget to share it with your colleagues and friends from IT and ITeS sector and spread awareness about workers' rights. Make sure you articulate the issue properly and send an email to [email protected] before submitting the form. It will help us in reviewing all the legal aspects that could apply to your issue and to arrange the required documents. AIITEU Legal team will revert back within 3-4 working days.

Sincerely yours,
AIITEU.
[email protected]

Employee Grievance Details Please send the complete details of your issue with attachments / documents to [email protected] before submission.

On 24th March 2023 , Friday evening , All India IT and ITeS Employees' Union (AIITEU ) organised a match in support of Krishak Sramik Sangharsh Morcha on 5th April in Delhi and in protest of the bloodbath that is happening in the IT industry for some time now in the name of the upcoming recession in 2024.
From 1st January 2023 to till date , on an average 3200 employees have been retrenched every day across the global IT industry.
But this statistics is only limited to the CMMI level 4 and level 5 companies.
In India multiple companies and start ups have stopped their operations resulted to mass retrenchments and thereby unemployment in the country.
In sector V , WestBengal only Companies like Everika has stopped their operations on a single day notice resulting to an unemployment of 178 people. Companies like Netscribe are intentionally demoting their permanent workforce to a temporary one with a lesser salary. If the employee disagrees to do so he/She is getting retrenched without any releasing document or notice period and thereby ruining their career .
Indian Multinationals such as Wipro have broken their own offering contract to the new joiners asking them to join with a reduced CTC of 3.5 lakhs per annum instead of 6.5 lakhs per annum.
Multinationals like Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd. has officially mailed and intimated their employees about a 19,000 layoff in this current financial cycle even when the company has resulted in good growth in the previous Financial Quarter .
Before the March , a mass signature collection program was organised in support of the deputation that our union is putting forward to the responsible ministries in order to put a control on the atrocities and end the malpractices done by the corporate bodies on the country workforce in the name of growth and profit.
Hundreds of IT , BPO , Networking , Hardware ,IT sales employees joined the march .
At the end of the march a street corner was organised where CITU all India and state leaderships joined to discuss and understand the 14 point agenda of CITU put forward on 5 th April 2023 .

Various state committees of All India IT & ITeS Employees' Union (AIITEU) organized "5th April Awareness Camp and Current IT situation" at their respective locations..

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- Detailed discussion on the 14 point demands of the Krishak-Mazdur Sangharsh Morcha as placed by CITI and its impact and application in the IT Sector.

- Detailed discussion on deputation against unethical retrenchment and corruption in corporate multinationals.

With the advent of the Labour codes ,Digital technology workers from various parts of the country are mercilessly getting retrenched . Organizations are pushing a culture of Gig style IT worker policy .

AIITEU states will do an overall campaign against the Labour codes , Blood bath in IT sector and in support of on 5th April '2023 through local March , digital awareness campaign , public demonstrations, deputations in the comming weeks .

Read our statement criticising Wipro's blatant attempt at wage theft by offering reduced salary for early joining after complaining about moonlighting last year https://www.aiiteu.org/press-releases/reinstate-pay-package-of-wipro-freshers-in-turbo-category

All India IT and ITeS Employees’ Union (AIITEU) celebrated the 5th Anniversary of its Foundation Day on January 6, 2023. In order to commemorate its 5th Anniversary, AIITEU organised a seminar on January 8, 2023 at Mahabodhi Society Hall, Kolkata. The seminar was presided by Com. Surajit Bose, AIITEU West Bengal State President and AIITEU All India Working President. While delivering the inaugural speech of the seminar, Com. Bose shared many important facts related to the current grave economic crisis that the country is facing and its consequential impending danger. Com. Bose also discussed about the different strategies that will be adopted by AIITEU to resist the various draconian policies that Government of India (GoI) is trying to impose on the citizens of India. Com. Bose also presided the entire 4-hour long seminar.

The essence of the seminar was against aggressive privatisation strategy adopted by GoI. The discussion topic was the negative impact of privatisation of four core sectors - Banking Sectors, Railways, Power Distribution Companies (Discoms) and Education. A resounding voice of protest was raised by the invited speakers and AIITEU leadership from this seminar. Com. Chiranjit Ghosh, Joint Secretary of Bank Employees’ Federation of India, Com. Susanta Kumar Ganguly, Assistant Secretary of Eastern Railwaymen’s Union (Central), Com. Arindam Roy, General Secretary of West Bengal State Electricity Workmen’s Union and Com. Srijan Bhattacharya, State General Secretary of Student Federation of India West Bengal graced this seminar by sharing significant data through their speeches. AIITEU President Com. Prasanta Nandi Chowdhury and AIITEU West Bengal State General Secretary Com. Cheenangshuk Das also shared their valuable thoughts. AIITEU General Secretary Com. Saubhik Bhattacharya emphasised on the importance of building a Multi-dimensional Resistance to fight all types of fascist attacks. All AIITEU workers, present at the seminar, pledged to unitedly follow this path.

On January 8 2023, Sunday 10:00 AM All India I T And ITES Employees'Union is holding a seminar at Mahabodhi Society Hall, College Square (Near Coffee House).

Everyone is requested to attend and help us to make this event a grand success!

Two different pictures in the same location and the pictures say it all. Things are changing so fast for IT&ITES workers in India. The first photo was taken a year ago when the IT workers joined in a meeting on November 2021 at B.T.R Bhavan in New Delhi.
The second one was also from the same location just a year after and we have grown faster than ever.

All India IT & ITES Employees' Union successfully completed their first All India Conference at B.T.R Bhawan, New Delhi on 25-26th November 2022.

First All India Conference of All India IT & ITES Employees'Union has been inaugurated today in presence of 100+ IT delegates from different part of India, at B.T.Randive Bhawan, Delhi by hoisting CITU flag by the All India President of the Union Comrade Prashanta Nandi Chowdhury.
The Inaugural speech was delivered by CITU all India President Comrade K.Hemalatha in presence of All India Secretary of the Union Comrade Soubhik Bhattacharya and All India Working President of Union Comrade Surajit Bose.

IT ITES workers we are inviting you to participate in our first national conference on 25th-26th November starting at 12.30 PM on 25th at BTR Bhawan, Delhi. The conference selects the unions highest decision making body and office bearers. Kindly DM us for further details.

All India IT & ITES Employees' Union is going to organise their 1st All India Conference on 25-26th November at B.T.R Bhavan, New Delhi.

Comrades form different parts of West Bengal are actively participating in the Conference activities by taking part in the campaign in their way.

All India I T And ITES Employees'Union has successfully organised their 1st Karnataka State Conference On 12th of November'22 at Soori Bhavan, Bengaluru.

The presidium and comrades present in the conference have elected 19 members working committee. Working Committee has selected State secretariat committee of 9 members.

President: Satyavrata
General Secretary: Tanmay
Working President: Nihira
Vice-president: Mitali
Vice-president: Humpreet
Treasurer: Sindhu
Secretary: Anandaroop
Secretary: Kshirija
Secretary: Rubin

Red Salute to all committee members✊✊

Today 12 th November 2022
All India I T And ITES Employees'Union
Is going to organise -
The 1st Karnataka State Conference!!!
For All IT and ITES Employees of
Karnataka State!!!
Who are working in Karnakata State,
Raise your voice, For your Rights!!!✊🏻
Because only Union can makes us STRONG!!!

📢 *2 days to go for AIITEU’s Delhi NCR State Conference*

Decent wages, social security, working hours and weekends didn’t fall out of the sky. They were union made! Today even in sectors like IT/ ITeS, tech workers are suffering from wage theft, illegal layoffs, poor working conditions, deteriorating mental health, gender pay gaps, ageism and many other issues. It is time for tech workers to come together and collectively bargain for better working conditions and an equitable tech industry!

*The All India IT & ITeS Employee’s Union (AIITEU) Delhi NCR is holding its first State Conference at HKS Bhawan, New Delhi on 6th November 2022. The welcome desk will open at 11 am and we will start the conference at 12 noon sharp!* The conference will chose the union’s Delhi NCR state committee (including president, secretary and treasurer), present a report on past activities and decide on future tasks, campaigns and struggles.

✊🏾Unions require member participation! You aren't in the game if you're sitting on the sidelines!
Your inputs on the conference report will help shape the union’s work! Those who haven’t registered for the conference please do so at the earliest and also bring your friends along! We will also have on the spot registrations for non-union members on the day of the conference!

On 22nd August, Saturday, All India IT and ITES Employees's Union have organized an educational seminar at Nritya Gopal Smriti Mandir Hall, Chandannagar. Union's all India president com. Prashanta Nandi Chowdhury was invited as the chief guest there. Com. Tirthankar Roy, secretary of CITU Hooghly district, Com. Hiralal Singha, secretary of CITU Chandannagar unit and two other progressive minded councilors of Chandannagar Corporation were present alongside.
The All India Conference of AIITEU will be held on 25-26 November at B.T. Ranadive Bhavan, Delhi. In this seminar the logo of the All India Conference was Unveiled by the guests. Cyber security expert Snehashis Chowdhury presented and provided speech on the crucial points on Cyber security and how to secure personal information. For the students and the freshers a session on how to make CV and how to crack an interview was taken by Com. Ritabrata Mukherjee. Also HRs from various companies were present to collect the CVs. The tech employees from all over India are opposing the new labour code, Com. Surajit Bose, West Bengal State President of AIITEU, has explained the dark side of the new labour code in his speech. Com. Souvik Bhattacharya, All India General Secretary of AIITEU, has discussed the importance of union in workplaces. Com. Cheenangshuk Das, General secretary of AIITEU West Bengal has concluded the seminar with his short speech.

The All India IT and ITES Employees' Union has set up a book stall at Madhyamgram on the occasion of Kalipujo and Diwali.

The stall was inaugurated on Oct 24th by our all India President Prashanta Nandi Choudhury and State General Secretary Cheenagshuk Das. Our State Vice President Bibekashish Mishra, State Working President Manas Dutta and State President Surajit Bose alongside local leadership and workers of the union were also present. The book stall will remain open till 26th October, 2022.

We cordially welcome everyone to pay a visit to our book stall, join us in the initiative and make it a success.

Seminar on 1st All India Conference of
All India IT & ITES Employees' Union, on 22nd October, 2022, at Nritya Gopal Smriti Mandir, Chandannagar, Hooghly.

We request everyone associated in this sector to come and join us.

16.10.2022
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Today AIITEU Bhagat Singh Brigade did a mass collection of donation for 1st All India Conference of AIITEU at Srirampur Market, Hooghly.

15.09.2022
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Today AIITEU Kanailal Brigade did a mass collection of donation for 1st All India Conference of AIITEU at Chinsurah station, Hooghly.

*जोमैटो के गिग वर्कर्स (डिलीवरी वर्कर्स) ने बनाया अपना यूनियन!*

*आज झारखंड के जोमैटो वर्कर्स सीटू के मेन रोड स्थित कार्यालय में सभा की और आल इंडिया गिग वर्कर्स यूनियन की झारखंड यूनिट का गठन किया गया जिसमें बड़ी संख्या में गिग वर्कर्स शामिल हुए . इन कामगारों ने सीटू के नेतृत्व में अपनी झारखंड राज्य इकाई का गठन किया. जिसमें 15 सदस्यीय कमेटी के साथ अपने यूनियन के अध्यक्ष, उपाध्यक्ष, महामंत्री व अन्य पदाधिकारियों का चुनाव किया गया. रोहित कुमार अध्यक्ष व प्रतीक मिश्रा महामंत्री पद पर चुने गए! इसके अलावा, उपाध्यक्ष दीपक कुमार, अनूप कुमार, संयुक्त सचिव अरविंद कुमार, गौतम कुमार वर्मा, कोषाध्यक्ष कुंदन कुमार चुने गए! अन्य आठ समिति सदस्य में शाहनवाज़ अंसारी, तबरेज़ अख्तर, आकाश कुमार, शाहबाज़ अंसारी, रंजीत सेनगुप्ता, निर्भय कुमार, आशीष कुमार यादव, दिलीप कुमार का चुनाव किया गया है।
इस बैठक में एक प्रस्ताव पारित कर रांची के जौमेटो प्रबंधन द्वारा डिलेवरी वर्करों का आइ डी निरस्त किए जाने की निंदा करते हुए स्थानीय प्रबंधन के इस श्रमिक विरोधी रवैये के खिलाफ श्रम विभाग को शिकायत किए जाने का निर्णय लिया गया.

प्रतीक कुमार मिश्रा (जेनेरल सेक्रेटरी-झारखंड)
आल इंडिया गिग वर्कर्स यूनियन
झारखंड यूनिट

08.09.2022
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Today AIITEU Kanailal Brigade did a mass collection of donation for 1st All India Conference of AIITEU at Chandannagar station, Hooghly.

The IT sector in India is rife with regressive attitudes towards q***r workers with little legal recourse available. organised consultations with LBGTQ+ IT workers and framed this demand charter! Spread the word.

➡️ https://www.aiiteu.org/letters/q***r-tech-workers-demand-charter/

Laws and policies to protect q***r workers often end up making the workplace a more welcoming and accommodating place for all workers.

Let's make the IT sector an inclusive and just space for all. Share now!

"When I was campaigning on the BPO workers’ demand charter most employees we spoke to had a lot of complaints. Poor wages was the main issue followed by dismal working conditions. THIS HAS TO CHANGE."
Article - Workers' rights are human rights https://medium.com/tech-people/workers-rights-are-human-rights-ff3d9835bb99

The best thing you can do when threatened with downsizing: refuse to resign! Read on to know why. https://medium.com/tech-people/tech-workers-mass-layoffs-are-mostly-illegal-743010e6867d