B N Tiwary
FWICE Strike ends: Labour Ministry intervenes
After a grueling and action packed 14 days of FWICE strike uproar, finally the agitation has come to an end with the intervention of the Labour Ministry. IndianWikiMedia on ground reporters inform that the protest ended today morning. “Yesterday it rained incessantly, affecting the movement. The deadlock seemed never ending. Things were getting nowhere…with people suffering the brunt. Thus, with the intervention of Labour Minister Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar and his assurance that he will look into the matter, the strike has ended,” says a source. We have been told | Click Here...
Strike update: IFTDA de-affiliates itself from FWICE
Today is day 13 of FWICE worker strike and the deadlock has taken another ugly turn, is what IndianWikiMedia editorial team has learnt from sources. Earlier in the week we reported about Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam and leaders of protesting body were detained by cops after they protested outside Amitabh Bachchan’s home demanding his support in the agitation. Of course, later they were released and the protest continued. Now, the latest we have learnt is that one of the prominent arms of FWICE, of the total 21 craft bodies, Indian Film & Television Directors Associatio | Click Here...
FWICE Strike: Protestors enter Film City; convincing workers to join agitation
The deadlock in Film City, Mumbai has intensified further after yesterday’s developments. We are into Day 5’s proceedings with regards to the FWICE strike and there seems to be a lot of activities happening in and around Film City. As usual, we at IndianWikiMedia.com give you exclusive details... The biggest development is that the protestors have now taken to the next gear possible with the support and aide they have received with the Mumbai Congress Party leader, Sanjay Nirupam, joining protest. (IndianWikiMedia.com released a video of the same yesterday). | Click Here...
#FWICEStrike: The deadlock continues
The scenario is rather precarious at Filmcity, Mumbai. Defying strike call, producers continue to shoot with their respective cast & crew members while the protesters outside the Filmcity gate seethe in anger. Day 4 into the drama and as of now all concerned parties maintain status quo. So what’s the ground reality? What’s the future story? Let us clear the miasma. A highly placed source from the industry shares, “See, the status quo will continue for the next couple of days, this will make the protesters more agitated, they are already a desperate lot. The major bod | Click Here...