We are over 3000 Dalit & Adivasi workers who have been fighting since 2016 for justice and basic labour rights in India's global temple building industry
May 15, 2021 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
#BAPS के समर्थक बता रहे हैं कि गलती उनकी नहीं, बल्कि एक अमेरिकन कंपनी- 'कुन्हा कंस्ट्रक्शन' की है। हम में से कई मज़दूर BAPS के लिए काम करने के लिए #NewJersey के साथ- #Atlanta, #Houston, #Chicago भी गए हैं। ज़मीनी सच्चाई-
घटनाक्रम- 1. रोज़गार का ऑफर राजस्थान में मिलता है 2. BAPS के अहमदाबाद ऑफिस में ज़रूरी दस्तावेज़ीकरण 3. US निर्माण साइट पर कारावास 4. काम की शर्तों पर बातचीत। इस दौरान मजदूर BAPS के प्रतिनिधि से ही बात करते हैं- 'कुन्हा' के बारे में कभी नहीं सुना।
May 15, 2021 • 6 tweets • 5 min read
Defendants claim that BAPS is innocent, & Cunha Construction middleman, an American company is the one who went rogue. bit.ly/3buL08R
Several among us have been to BAPS #Atlanta, #Houston, #Chicago, besides #New Jersey sites. REALITY CHECK from the ground - a thread
CHRONOLOGY -1 Offer of employment in #Rajasthan, 2. Workers made to sign papers at BAPS #Ahmedabad office 3. Confinement at US construction sites, 4 rules over work conditions. In all of this workers interface is with BAPS representatives, never heard of #Cunha
May 14, 2021 • 5 tweets • 5 min read
What does #Caste hierarchy and historical priviledge look like in the Temple Building Industry? A thread:
( In image: A prototype of a temple design made by Sompura Brahmins and executed by Dalit Adivasi stone carvers) @GLJhub@ILRF #Justice4TempleStoneWorkers
SOMPURA Brahmins- main actors of the temple building industry, who work closely with religious organizations such as #BAPS. On one hand, they profit off the blood and sweat of #Dalit and #Adivasi workers who build these temples...