DYFI to campaign for right to job

By Our Special Correspondent

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL 8. The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) has decided to organise a nation-wide campaign to get ``right to employment'' declared as a fundamental right.

The sixth national conference of the DYFI, now on here, also decided to launch struggles in association with other youth organisations against the freeze on new recruitment to Central Government services. The conference also underscored the need to persist with reservation for the socially, economically and educationally backward communities.

It arrived at these positions after a detailed discussion on the proposals mooted by the seven commissions on different topics including unemployment, young women's issues and challenges posed by the changing socio-economic situation in the country. The conference called upon the youth of the country to realise the attempts being made by communal forces to prevent the growth of struggles against unemployment. It also called for vigilance against the campaign that Hindus failed to get jobs as they were being cornered by Muslims.

The DYFI conference decided to make women's issues a major component of its agenda and reminded its cadres that they should be committed to fight against all attacks on women.

The documents approved by the conference has emphasised the need to find solutions for the various problems of women.

The discussions on the political organisational report of the conference which began today would conclude tomorrow. The office- bearers would reply to the points raised during the discussion on Monday morning.

The conference would conclude on Monday with a white volunteer parade and a public meeting to be addressed by, among others, the CPI(M) general secretary, Mr. Harkishen Singh Surjeet.

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