Dear friends,
Please join us for the second public screening in West Bengal of THE FACTORY, a critically acclaimed documentary made by noted filmmaker Rahul Roy, on the continuing struggle of Maruti-Suzuki workers for justice and labour rights.
Date 27th February (Saturday)
Time 4:30 pm
Venue Birati No. 18 Ward Committe Auditorium (Opposite Birati High School), Kolkata - 700051
Organised by People's Film Collective
Entry Free
Directions to Venue
By Road: Bus stop - Birati Mowr. Take auto/rickshaw to Banik Mowr. Birati High School is a minute's walk. Venue is opposite to the school.
By Metro: Station - Dumdum. From Dumdum, see Below
By train: Station - Dumdum. Take Barasat/Bongaon/Habra/
For directions assistance, call Ritam : 9051319195/9007963928
Synopsis
147 workers at the Manesar plant of India’s biggest automobile manufacturing company Maruti Suzuki stand trial for the murder of a senior manager, and 2500 workers have been dismissed. It has been two and a half years and the workers have been denied bail as the case drags on. Haryana government has hired a top Supreme Court lawyer to prosecute the workers at a daily fee of over Rs.11lakhs. The workers had clashed with the management over their legitimate demand to form a union which was being actively opposed by the management, and workers maintain that the death of the manager was used as an excuse to frame them and malign the union. This documentary follows the fate of those under trial, the dismissed workers and their families, and the exasperated lawyer that is working in their defense. Through this, the film traces a short history of Maruti’s operations in India.
Trailer
Poster
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People's Film Collective
Organizing team
Organizing team
CONTACT US
P: +91-9163736863 (also WhatsApp)
FB: facebook.com/ABOUT US: We organize an annual film festival, called the Kolkata People's Film Festival, in the third week of January. Throughout the year, we organize monthly film screenings in Kolkata and also travel in Kolkata and its neighbouring districts to screen films and hold discussions/dialogues on invitation from non-funded like-minded groups, unions and organizations. We are particularly interested in screening among workers, women, children and young adults, civil society groups and folks in general who are allies of people's movements.
To organize a show in your locality please write topeoplesfilmcollective@gmail.
To join our initiative as an activist, please contact us in the manner above, or simply turn up at one of our screenings for a face-to-face chat!
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