workers of India, which are as follows:

To: All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)

Solidarity Message from ZENROREN


　Representing 1.3 million members of ZENROREN and in place of its Executive Committee, I wish to express our warmest fraternal solidarity to All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) and all Indian workers struggling against unfair labor practices, dismissals and massive suspension at Honda Motorcycle and Scooters India (HMSI), the Indian unit of Japanese car maker Honda, and demanding their reinstatement.

We strongly condemn the brutal action by the Police on the Honda workers and their supporters at the rally in Gurgaon, Haryana State on 25 July 2005 and demand to bring the erring officials to book and release all the arrested workers immediately.

At the same time, as to the repudiation of workers’ right to organize and unfair labor practices at the HMSI, which were the origin of the incidents, its holding company Japanese Honda should be called to account for. According to the British paper “The Guardian” of July 27, 2005, “Japan’s ambassador to New Delhi warned that such incidents would damage India’s image for investors”. We, however, are of opinion that what would be damaged by the incidents is not only “India’s image” but also that of the global company Honda itself. The ZENROREN demands the parent company Japanese Honda to instruct the HMSI management to take back all the retrenched workers unconditionally. We demand the Government of Japan also to prevail upon the Honda Motor Co., Ltd. to do the same.

　The Honda Motor operates overseas at many bases including five subsidiaries in India. We demand that it should do its Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) by observing international labor standards on multinational corporations enshrined in the ILO “Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy,” OECD “Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises” as well as the latter’s “Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises”.

　The ZENROREN expresses again its commitment to our common struggle with no frontier not to allow highhanded activity of multinationals and for social control over them.

　In firm solidarity with you,



Mistuo Bannai
Secretary-General

August 3, 2005, Tokyo

To: Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU)

Solidarity Message from ZENROREN


　Representing 1.3 million members of ZENROREN and in place of its Executive Committee, I wish to express our warmest fraternal solidarity to Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) and all Indian workers struggling against unfair labor practices, dismissals and massive suspension at Honda Motorcycle and Scooters India (HMSI), the Indian unit of Japanese car maker Honda, and demanding their reinstatement.

We strongly condemn the brutal action by the Police on the Honda workers and their supporters at the rally in Gurgaon, Haryana State on 25 July 2005 and demand to bring the erring officials to book and release all the arrested workers immediately.

At the same time, as to the repudiation of workers’ right to organize and unfair labor practices at the HMSI, which were the origin of the incidents, its holding company Japanese Honda should be called to account for. According to the British paper “The Guardian” of July 27, 2005, “Japan’s ambassador to New Delhi warned that such incidents would damage India’s image for investors”. We, however, are of opinion that what would be damaged by the incidents is not only “India’s image” but also that of the global company Honda itself. The ZENROREN demands the parent company Japanese Honda to instruct the HMSI management to take back all the retrenched workers unconditionally. We demand the Government of Japan also to prevail upon the Honda Motor Co., Ltd. to do the same.

　The Honda Motor operates overseas at many bases including five subsidiaries in India. We demand that it should do its Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) by observing international labor standards on multinational corporations enshrined in the ILO “Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy,” OECD “Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises” as well as the latter’s “Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises” .

　The ZENROREN expresses again its commitment to our common struggle with no frontier not to allow highhanded activity of multinationals and for social control over them.

　In firm solidarity with you,

Mistuo Bannai
Secretary-General

August 3, 2005, Tokyo