Hi friends Can anyone tell about "HISTORY OF TRADE UNION MOVEMENT IN INDIA" or recommend some source wherein I could get material on this topic. Regards Milin
Trade Union Movement Growth
Social Welfare Period (1875-1918)
- The development of industries led to large-scale production on the one hand and social evils like employment and exploitation of women and child labor and the deplorable workable conditions, the government's attitude of complete indifference in respect of protection of labor from such evils, on the other.
Early Trade Union Period (1918-1924)
- The year 1918 was an important one for the Indian trade union movement.
- The industrial unrest that grew up as a result of grave economic difficulties created by war. The rising cost of living prompted the workers to demand reasonable wages for which purpose they united to take resort to collective action.
Left-Wing Unionism Period (1924-1934)
- In 1924, a violent and long-drawn-out strike by unions led to the arrest, prosecution, conviction, and imprisonment of many communist leaders. The rapid growth of the trade unionism was facilitated by several factors.
Trade Union's Unity Period (1935-1938)
- In the mid-thirties, the state of divided labor movement was natural though undesirable and soon after the first split, attempts at trade union unity began to be made through the efforts of the Roy Group on the basis of 'a platform of unity'.
Second World War Period (1939-1945)
- The Second World War, which broke out in September 1939, created new strains in the united trade union movement.
- Hence, again a rift took place in 1941, and the Radicals left the AITUC with nearly 200 unions with a membership of 300,000 and formed a new central federation known as the Indian Federation of Labour.
The Post-Independence Period (From 1947 to date)
- As pointed out earlier, when attempts to restructure the AITUC failed, those believing in the aims and ideals other than those of the AITUC separated from the organization and established the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) in May 1947.
From India, Bangalore
3Social Welfare Period (1875-1918)
- The development of industries led to large-scale production on the one hand and social evils like employment and exploitation of women and child labor and the deplorable workable conditions, the government's attitude of complete indifference in respect of protection of labor from such evils, on the other.
Early Trade Union Period (1918-1924)
- The year 1918 was an important one for the Indian trade union movement.
- The industrial unrest that grew up as a result of grave economic difficulties created by war. The rising cost of living prompted the workers to demand reasonable wages for which purpose they united to take resort to collective action.
Left-Wing Unionism Period (1924-1934)
- In 1924, a violent and long-drawn-out strike by unions led to the arrest, prosecution, conviction, and imprisonment of many communist leaders. The rapid growth of the trade unionism was facilitated by several factors.
Trade Union's Unity Period (1935-1938)
- In the mid-thirties, the state of divided labor movement was natural though undesirable and soon after the first split, attempts at trade union unity began to be made through the efforts of the Roy Group on the basis of 'a platform of unity'.
Second World War Period (1939-1945)
- The Second World War, which broke out in September 1939, created new strains in the united trade union movement.
- Hence, again a rift took place in 1941, and the Radicals left the AITUC with nearly 200 unions with a membership of 300,000 and formed a new central federation known as the Indian Federation of Labour.
The Post-Independence Period (From 1947 to date)
- As pointed out earlier, when attempts to restructure the AITUC failed, those believing in the aims and ideals other than those of the AITUC separated from the organization and established the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) in May 1947.
From India, Bangalore
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