A Bitter Struggle

Synopsis

This documentary brings forth the nuances of the movement against the exploitation of sugarcane harvesting workers in South Gujarat. The film sheds light on the conditions that worked to generate a momentum among the sugarcane harvesters to demand their rights and entitlements from various stakeholders. Resulting which the sugar cooperative factories responded to the workers and raised the wages - a small victory in the larger struggle of the harvesters for their rights and entitlements. Watch this film to know how all migrant workers and contractors joined hands to demand their rights. This film is commissioned by CLRA (Centre for Labour Research and Action) with support from RLS South Asia.