Trade unions in India
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In India the Trade Union movement is generally divided on political lines. According to POLIDORO provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, trade unions had a combined membership of 24,601,589 in 2002. As of 2008, there are 11 Central Trade Union Organisations (CTUO) recognised by the Ministry of Labour.[1]
Recognised CTUOs
Political affiliation in brackets.
- All India Central Council of Trade Unions (Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation)
- All India Trade Union Congress (Communist Party of India)
- All India United Trade Union Centre (Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist))
- Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh)
- Indian National Trade Union Congress (Indian National Congress)
- New Trade Union Initiative (Independent from political parties, but left)
- Centre of Indian Trade Unions (Communist Party of India (Marxist))
- Hind Mazdoor Sabha (socialists)
- Labour Progressive Federation (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam)
- SEWA
- Trade Union Coordination Committee (All India Forward Bloc)
- United Trade Union Congress (Revolutionary Socialist Party)
Other trade union centres (incomplete list)
- Indian Railways Technical Supervisors' Association (IRTSA) ([1])
- Akhil Bharatiya Kamgar Sena (Akhil Bharatiya Sena)
- All India Centre of Trade Unions (Marxist Communist Party of India (United))
- All India Federation of Trade Unions (marxist-leninists)
- Andhra Pradesh Federation of Trade Unions (Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist))
- Anna Thozhil Sanga Peravai (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam)
- Bharatiya Kamgar Sena (Shiv Sena)
- Bharatiya Mazdoor Sabha (Provisional Central Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist))
- Hind Mazdoor Kisan Panchayat (Janata Dal (United))
- Indian Confederation of Labour
- Indian Federation of Trade Unions (Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) New Democracy)
- Kerala Trade Union Congress (Kerala Congress, KTUC(B) belongs to KC(B), KTUC(M) belongs to KC(M), etc.)
- Maharashtra General Kamgar Union (Kamgar Aghadi)
- Indian National Trinamool Trade Union Congress
- Pattali Trade Union (Pattali Makkal Katchi)
- Socialist Trade Union Centre (SNDP)
- Swatantra Thozhilali Union (Indian Union Muslim League)
- Telugu Nadu Trade Union Council (Telugu Desam Party)
- Trade Union Centre of India (Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist))
- United Trade Union Congress (Bolshevik) (Revolutionary Socialist Party (Bolshevik))
- Confederation of Free Trade Unions of India (CFTUI) ( Non-political affiliated Unions of India )
- United Trade Union Congress (Marxist) (Revolutionary Socialist Party (Marxist))
- kamgar ekta
Defunct trade union centres
- All India Centre for Trade Unions (Communist Marxist Party)
- Indian Federation of Labour (Royist)
- Confederation of Free Trade Unions of India (CFTUI)( Non -Political affiliated Unions in India.)
