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From the taz ("Collective loan agreement in the public sector: Largest pay increase in decades. 3,000 euros to compensate for inflation, at least 340 euros more: federal and local government employees will soon receive significantly higher salaries.") to ZDF ("It's the biggest wage increase in decades in the public sector") to ARD ("Most expensive wage agreement ever"; "biggest wage increase in post-war history"), the media of German imperialism hail the wage agreement in the public sector. What actually comes of it?

Following the death of five People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) fighters in Chatra district in early April in an encounter with reactionary Indian forces, the Communist Party of India (Maoist) called for an armed strike on 14 and 15 April. The call was made in the states of Bijapur and Jharkhand and reportedly the turnout was extremely high, especially in the districts of Hariharganj, Pipra, Naudiha, Pandu and Hyder Nagar. Even local shopkeepers stopped work on both days and kept their shops closed, as can be seen in the picture above. The region was largely at a standstill on both days.

As reported, truck drivers mainly from Georgia and Uzbekistan have been on strike for several weeks at the Gräfenhausen freeway service area near Darmstadt. The reason is unpaid wages of up to 4000 euros each. The truck drivers are employed by the Polish Mazur group. This company hires the truck drivers from non-EU countries as bogus self-employed persons via so-called garbage contracts ("Umowa smieciowa").

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On Thursday April 13th activists from Kampkomiteen (The Struggle Committee) in Trondheim organised a manifestation in support of the Mexican People. The activists stood with a banner with the slogan ”Support the struggle of the people in Mexico!” and leaflets with the slogan ”The Interoceanic Corridor (CIIT) plunders and kills poor peasants and indigenous peoples in Mexico!” were distributed in great quantity.

In the days following Easter US-President Biden visited the occupied six counties and the Irish Free State. During his visit, which was accompanied by massive protests, he emphasized Ireland's role in fulfilling US-Imperialism's political goals in Europe and put forward its economic aspirations

For three weeks, more than 50 truck drivers from Poland and Uzbekistan have been on strike at the Gräfenhausen highway service station near Darmstadt. The reason for the wildcat strike are unpaid wages of up to 4000 euros for more than 50 days. The truck drivers are employed by the Polish Mazur group, a company hires the truck drivers with pseudo self-employed contracts and organizes their trips for large European companies and freight distributors such as Ikea and Siemens.

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On march 28th, in Bergen, Kampkomiteen (The Struggle Committee), together with Sosialistisk Ungdom and Revolutionære Kommunister, organised a protest against the Interoceanic Corridor (CIIT) under tha slogan: ”The Interoceanic Corridor (CIIT) plunders and kills poor peasants and indigenous peoples i Mexico!”.