The International Communist Seminar, Brussels, May 2-4, 1998

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The Working Class, its leading Role,
new Forms of Exploitation and
Experiences of Struggle and Organisation


Introduction
Jean Pestieau
Workers' Party of Belgium


1. Exploitation and Struggles of the Russian Working Class today

'The development of the working class and of the workers' movement in Russia'
Boris Yatchmenev
Communist Workers' Party of Russia


'The current situation of the trade union movement in Russia'
Mikhail Popov
Workers' and Peasants' Party of Russia


The situation of the working class in Russia and the forms of mass work with it
Yevgieni Piskun
Communist Party of the Soviet Union


'Nationalism and internationalism among the workers of Russia and in the republics'
Oleg Shenin
Union of Communist Parties-Communist Party of the Soviet Union


2. The Composition of the Proletariat and the Working Class

The changes in the composition of the working class and the proletariat
Jean Pestieau
Workers' Party of Belgium


'The modern boundaries of the working class. Its historical role and the tasks of the Communist Movement'
Heleni Bellou
Communist Party of Greece - KKE


'Transformations inside the working class and social antagonist coalition'
Lotta per la Pace et il Socialismo - Forum dei Communisti (Italy)


3. The Intensification of the Exploitation of Labour, new Forms of Exploitation

'New forms of exploitation of the working class in Argentina in the name of 'greater labour flexibility'
Irina Santesteban
Partido de la Liberación de Argentina


Working class in the contemporary world
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Janashakti


The Toyota way of increasing exploitation in the car industry
Thomas Gounet
Workers' Party of Belgium


'The present condition of Japanese Labour movement'
Japan Communist League


'Particular experiences of Filipino workers and their families under intensified imperialist exploitation'
Communist Party of the Philippines


'Proletarian internationalism and the New World Order'
Socialist Unity Center of India


Bankruptcy of Imperialist Globalization and Urgency of the Socialist Cause
By Jose Maria Sison


4. Experiences of Trade union Struggles and political Struggles of the working Class

Report on Labor movement
Joe Iosbaker
Freedom Road Socialist Organisation - USA


The women across experience
Communist Workers' Party AKP - Norway


Trade Union Struggle in a Semi-colonial and Semi-feudal Setting
Communist Party of the Philippines


'Experiences of trade union struggles and political struggles of the working class'
DHKP-C (Turkey)


'The experience of Trade unions today'
Lotta per la Pace et il Socialismo - Forum dei Communisti (Italy)


'The emergence of the Socialist Labour Party and resistance in the British working-class against the onslaught of monopoly capitalism'
Harpal Brar
Socialist Labour Party, Great Britain


5. The leading Role of the Working Class in the national democratic Revolution

'The leading role of the working class in the national democratic revolution'
Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation


Leading role of the working class in the national democratic revolution
Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Red Flag


6. Cuba. People's Democratic Republic of Korea. Albania. Greece.

'The Communist Party of Cuba, a view since its Fifth Congress
Partido Communista de Cuba


'On the Struggle of the Workers' Party of Korea against the Imperialists' Machinations of 'Globalisation' and for Defending Socialist Cause'
Workers' Party of Korea


'PKSH, the genuine flag of the people'
Hysni Milloshi
Communist Party of Albania, PKSH


General political Declaration

Draft declaration of the International Communist Seminar (2nd version, May 21st, 1998)


Resolutions and Propositions for Solidarity

Resolution on Solidarity and material Support for the Communist Party of Albania + Signatories

Resolution on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea + Signatories

Resolution in Support of socialist Cuba + Signatories

Resolution Condemning U.S. Imperialist Aggression against Iraq + Signatories

Resolution on the People's and revolutionary Struggles in Colombia and the rest of Latin America + Signatories