All Indian Cine Workers Association

All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) is an Organised Non-Government workers union for the Indian Film Industry. AICWA made a revolution by organising a meeting with labour ministry and forming a government committee in which AICWA is a committee member and representing workers and Artists working in the Indian Film Industry. AICWA is one of the leading and specialised associations working for the betterment of artists and workers of Indian film industry.

Ever since the Indian Film Industry was created there were no standard rules for workers. AICWA is one of the few set ups which is striving hard to make this industry Organised so that the workers don’t have to face any hardships.

The industry generates about Rs. 2 lakh crore worth of revenue every year but not even 1% of it is returned back to the hard working labour & workers who toil for more than 18 hours in a day and are still living in poor conditions with no Government facilities provided to them. The whole idea of forming this organization is to make sure that the workers get what they deserve further enhancing their standard of living.

Backing up the same, the organization has pleaded for a relief fund from Maharashtra govt. seeking financial help for cine workers ruled out of their work during COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Moreover AICWA has raised a demand of Cine Workers Welfare Fund by making a representation to Nana Patole, the Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly. The same was put forth to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray for grant.[2]

AICWA has presence in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttrakhand, Haryana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Jammu & Kashmir with active members from all over the country. It is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, with around 15 active offices in other states. Key people of AICWA is affiliated with Government of Maharashtra as an officially appointed representative of Cine-Television artists and workers.

• All Indian Cine Workers Association standards are broadly aimed at ensuring accessible, productive, and sustainable work conditions with focus on security and dignity for cine workers and artists.
• To make this unorganized sector (film industry) into an organized set up where the workers interests is the priority & due diligence is placed to achieve the same.
• To set up a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for day-to-day working of the Organization ensuring timely & responsible solution to problems of cine workers.
• To secure speedy improvement of conditions of work and life and of the status of the workers in industry and society.
• Working to enhance the Social and Economic conditions of the workers.
• Providing Legal and Social Assistance to artists and workers of Cinema as well as TV industry.
• Actively engaged with state governments for providing sustainable services to cinema and TV industry workers and artists.
• Conducting stress management sessions.
• Formulated committee against women/child harassment.
• Helping government in formulating laws for Minimum Working Hours, Minimum wages act, Provident Fund, ESIC, Life insurance & Mediclaim, Safety & security for cine artists and workers.
• To promote and work on a Pan India level by forming Regional Offices for timely resolution of issues.
• To foster the spirit of solidarity, service, brotherhood, co-operation and mutual help among the workers.
• To develop a sense of responsibility towards the industry and community.
• To raise the workers morale by creating good working conditions.

• In 2018, Cine Vista Studio's management has faced rage from AICWA as one crew member lost his life due to negligence on the part of studio owners, production house, and the producer.[3] Later a notice was served to Cine Vista regarding the same.[4]
• AICWA lodged a complaint at Chembur Police station on 11 July 2018 against over-the-top media services provider Netflix, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and the producers of the new series Sacred Games for insulting the late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.[5][6][7]
• After 2019 Pulwama attack All Indian Cine Workers Association announced a ban on Pakistani actors and artists in the Indian film industry, and stated that strong action would be taken on any organisation violating it.[8]
• All Indian Cine Workers Association on 19 February wrote a letter to the Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj, asking for Pakistani artistes to be deported and their visas cancelled following the Pulwama terror attack.[9]
• On 8 August 2019, AICWA demanded blanket ban on Pakistani Artists, diplomats after Pakistan banned screening of Indian films across border. "Entire film industry and cine workers have refused to resume work till there is a complete ban of Pakistani movie makers, artists, and trade partner," the statement by AICWA reads.[10]
• AICWA banned and boycotted Mika Singh from the film industry after Singh performed at a wedding in Pakistan.[11]
• AICWA workers protested outside Mika Singh House after he performed at an event in Pakistan at a former dictator General Parvez Musharraf's relatives function.[12]
• On June 10, 2020 All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) released an official statement calling out the allegedly derogatory scenes in Indian producer Ekta Kapoor's 'XXX (web series)'.[13]
• AICWA demanded ban on Punjabi film Chal Mera Putt for casting Pakistani artists. In this regard, the association has sent a formal letter to the Captain Amarinder Singh, CM of Punjab. A copy of the same was also forwarded to the Hon Shri Prakash Javadekar (Minister of Information & Broadcasting), Hon Shri Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (former Minister Of External Affairs) and Hon Shri Prasoon Joshi (Chairman, Central Board of Film Certification) for their kind perusal.[14]
• After Yogi Adityanath announced a new film city in UP, AICWA's president said, "By the way, shooting of many films is going on in Lucknow. It is possible sometimes but not many films will be shot. Women feel safe in Mumbai. There are around 30 percent women associated with film industry in Mumbai. I doubt if the freedom to work day and night be available to them there?"[15][16]

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