IT is natural that workers get organized only in the process of seeking higher wages, higher benefits and better working conditions. In the recent past, whatever militant struggles worth the name is the garment workers' struggle in Bangalore, Auto component workers' struggle in Pricol, the automobile workers' struggle in Maruti and some more industries around Delhi and the women plantation workers struggle in Munnar, Kerala. Please note that garment workers struggle was completely a spontaneous one that occurred as a lightning and no organized trade union movement was able to provide any leadership to it. It achieved the limited purpose of withdrawal of PF circular by the central government; perhaps the only struggle that forced Modi-led BJP government to roll back its anti-workers measure. We should take it as a lesson and should prepare ourselves to take over such spontaneous outbursts of workers which are expected to be increasing manifold in the given context of rapid liberalization under Modi government. Whereas the historic struggle of Pricol workers in Coimbatore is being led by AICCTU. Workers are continuing the path of struggle against heavy odds that include life term for 2 workers and in spite of severe repression not only by the management but also by the state administration and the judiciary.

Pricol, Maruti, Munnar and Garments workers of Bangalore indicate new forms of struggles and new possibilities and direction of working class movement that can grow in the coming days. Workers of manufacturing, construction, logistics, apparel industries, and increasingly workers of many service sectors like e-commerce workers, scheme workers, etc., are emerging as new forces potential enough to act as a motive force of the working class movement in the country in addition to the existing movements of auto and auto components industries.