Trade Union 1.0
Trade Union 1.0
Trade Union 1.0
CONTENTS
• Achieving higher wages & better working & living conditions for member
• Acquiring control of industry by workers
• Minimizing the helplessness of the individual workers
• Raising the status of workers
• Generating the self confidence of the worker and a feeling that he is not simply a cog wheel
• Encouraging sincerity and discipline in workers
• Taking up welfare measures for improving the moral of the workers
0
03
1
Historical background
• The genesis of trade unions in India dates back to the second half of the nineteenth century.
• Poor working conditions and long working hours were major concerns for industrial
workers.
• Although early unions had limitations, they effectively presented collective demands and
aimed to reform existing issues.
• The Trade Unions Act, 1926 defines trade unions and guarantees the right to form them as a
fundamental right under Article 19 (1) of the Indian Constitution.
0
04
1
Historical background I
1917
Founder: Narayan Meghaji Lokhande
1918 Also Known as the Father of Trade Union Movement in India
1920
1947 Affiliation: NA
1948
The Bombay Mill-Hands Association, formed in 1890, advocated for
1949 the rights and welfare of mill workers in Bombay (now Mumbai),
1955 India. It was one of the earliest and most influential trade unions
representing the interests of mill workers.
1958
1969
1970
0
06
List of trade unions of India 1
1890
1918
Founder: Anasuya Sarabhai and Mahatma Gandhi
1920
1947
1948 Affiliation: NA
1949
ATLA addressed issues related to working conditions, wages, and
1955 labor rights. It laid the foundation for Gujarat’s oldest labor union,
championing the cause of workers and shaping India’s labor
1958
movement
1969
1970
1989
0
1890 07
List of trade unions of India 1
1917
1920
Founder: Selvapati Chettiyar, Ramanujalu Naidu, V. Kalyanasundaram
1947 Mudaliar, and B. P. Wadia,
1948
1949 Affiliation: NA
1955
The Madras Labour Union, established on April 27th, 1918, in the
1958 present-day district of Chennai, It became the first labor union in
1969 India. This historic event inspired the formation of many trade
unions across the subcontinent, shaping India’s labor movement1
1970
1989
1890 0
08
1917 List of trade unions of India 1
1918
1947
Founder: Lala Lajpat Rai
1948
1949
1955 Affiliation: Communist party of India
1958
The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) was founded in 31
1969 October 1920. The oldest trade union federation in India.
1970
1989
1917 0
09
1918 List of trade unions of India 1
1920
1949
Key people: Basawon Singh,Ashok Mehta, R.S. Ruikar, Maniben Kara,
1955 Shibnath Banerjee, R.A. Khedgikar, T.S. Ramanujam, V.S. Mathur, G.G.
Mehta
1958
1969 Affiliation: International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
1970 The Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS), founded in 29/12/1948, represents
1989 a pragmatic and non-political approach to trade unionism in India.
It is the third largest trade-union federation in the country
1920 0
11
1947 List of trade unions of India 1
1948
1955
Founder: Splinter groups from AITUC & HMS
1958
1969
1970 Affiliation: World Federation of Trade Unions
1969 Founder: NA
1970
1989
Affiliation: World Federation of Trade Unions
1970 Key People: Dr. Deepak Jaiswal serves as the National President of NFITU
1989
Affiliation: NA
1989 Founder: Tapan Kumar Sen serves as the General Secretary, and K.
Hemalata is the President of CITU
Affiliation: CPI