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    Trade Union movement has a long history in India dating back to the beginning of the 20th century. Three key events helped spur the growth of unions: 1) The formation of the Bombay Mill Hands Association in 1890 to advocate for workers' rights; 2) The establishment of the All India Trade Union Congress in 1920 to unite local unions; and 3) The passage of the Trade Union Act in 1926, which formally recognized unions and their right to represent workers. Over subsequent decades, several major unions were formed that played important roles in advocating for workers' welfare and rights during India's independence movement and post-independence industrialization. Today, Trade Union movement in India involves over 14 central unions and federations that organize workers across

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    IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS)

    Volume 20, Issue 6, Ver. IV (Jun. 2015), PP 08-10


    e-ISSN: 2279-0837, p-ISSN: 2279-0845.
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    Trade Union Movement in India.


    Abdul Aziz.M.Com, SET.
    HOD, Commerce, Kharupetia College.

    I.

    Introduction

    Trade Union Movement in India is not a new idea. From the Marxian to the Gandhian, move violently
    to non violence, howlingness to achievement Trade Union Movement has been gradually developed till date. It
    is mentionable that, in industrially developed countries, there are every Trade Unionism in the fields of
    Agriculture, Industry, Bus and Lorry, Handy Workers and Labours, and Edu-Professionals etc. Their Trade
    Unionism had made a great impact on the social, political and economic life, while in India; Trade Unionism
    can be seen only in the field of Industrial area. As long as history of human society various conflicts between
    workers group and employers group have been lasting in the form of strike, gherao, lock out, pen down etc
    against exploitation. To make people strengthen in a democratic way to asset their demands over their
    contribution to an organization, people associate themselves in a group and constitute a Union for common
    welfare. Thus Trade Union is an instrument of defence formed by employees against exploitations to protect
    themselves from economic as well as social interests. This is a complex institution with a numerous facts like
    social, economic, political and psychological. Trade Union provides services as an agent of workers and
    working classes at large. In this epistle thought on Trade Union Movement in India, a brief discussion is made
    on stipulations in relation to Trade Unionism.
    Trade Union: An organized association of workers in a trade, group of trades, profession or industrial groups
    formed to protect and further their rights and interest. The flow chart of workers strength as
    Workers
    Trade Union
    Federation
    National Conference
    ILO.
    Trade Association: An association or an organization founded and funded by industrially trade group,
    businessmen that operate in some specific industry. Their main focus is to collaborate between companies, or
    standardization, associations producing services, such as producing conferences, networking or charitable events
    or associations of non-profit organizations governed by bylaws. The flow chart of workers strength as
    Traders
    Trade Association
    Chamber of Commerce
    FICC
    ILO.
    Craft Union: When workers engaged in a single occupation and form a union is called Craft Union. For
    example, all the workers working in cotton textile industry or its allied possess similar characteristics together
    form a Craft Union.
    Industrial Labour Union: This is the grassroots level of Trade Unionism.
    Staff Union:

    A combination of both Craft Union and Industrial Labour Union is called Staff Union.

    General Union: It is the form of union that comprises workers of various industries and assembles of different
    skill-groups and different occupations. Whatever the forms of Unions, it is Trade Union, an association of
    employees for the primary purpose to strengthen their bargaining position and raise their claims for better
    working conditions.
    The need for Trade Unionism:
    The need for Trade Unionism since the human set up has been felt necessary in the following ways To provide job security to the workers group working in different industries.
    To safe guard workers common interest.
    To bring the situation in participation of decision making.
    To communicate better industrial relation among workers, employers and system groups.
    To bring an industrial relation with win-win- situation through collective bargaining with the union leaders
    representativeness.
    Gandhiji comments, Trade Union movement as a reformist and economic organization and considers
    capital and lobour are equally parts and parcels of an organization.(Known as Sorvodya)
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    History of Trade Union Movement in India:
    In India, Trade Union movement has been considered as the product of industrial development since
    the First World War 1914-18. Before the time Indian workers were poor and did not have strong union to effort
    legal fight against any exploiters. At that time they used to follow the guidelines of Government of Indias
    Factory Act 1881 which was not perfect to protect the interests of employees. The system of collective
    bargaining was totally absent. In several industries, the workers went on strikes every now and then to secure
    wage increase. In that mean time, Labour leader Narayan Meghaji Lokkande led a labour movement and formed
    Bombay Mill Hands Association and succeeded a weekly holiday system for Bombay Mill Owners
    Association. In 1918 Trade Union Movement in India became more organized and formed varieties of unions
    e.g. Indian Collie or Employees Association, Indian Seamens Union, Railway Mens Union, Port Trust
    Employees Union etc. Meanwhile Gandhiji formed The Textile Labour Association in 1920 for fulfilling the
    demands of spinners and weavers society. More over the different labour unions and their representatives from
    all over India met in Bombay in 1920 and established the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) led by Lala
    Lajpat Rai. With the days passed, Trade Union Movement in India gradually strengthened and became national
    figure in leading of periodic strikes, Gherao, picketing and boycotts etc in contrary of different work fields for
    prevention and settlement of industrial disorders.
    The historic background of Bombay Mill Case of 1920 over which Madras High Court witnessed
    Madras Labour Union forbidding by an interim injunction against The Laborers strike which was pondered
    about some necessary legislation for protecting the sustained Trade Union in India. As a result Mr. N.M. Joshi,
    the then General Secretary of All India Trade Union Congress moved a resolution in the Central Legislative
    Assembly in 1921 recommending the Government to introduce legislation for the registration and protection of
    Trade Unions existence in India. The resolution was strongly protested by Bombay Mills Owners and it took a
    long bed rest on the table of the Central Legislative Assembly. While in the year of 1924, many communist
    leaders were arrested and prosecuted against aggressive and lengthy strikes. From the period numbers of Indian
    working classes including Peasants Party united and demanded Indian government through the AITUC to pass
    an act to protect the interest of all India workers group which results The Trade Union Act 1926 in India. More
    over different situations in different times formed many Unions and Federations, which of some as listed below.
    All India Trade Union Congress 1920
    Red Trade Union Congress 1931,
    National Federation of Labour 1933,
    Red Trade Union Congress merged with AITUC in 1935,
    Indian Federation of Labour 1941 etc.
    The Eighteenth Session of the All-India Trade Union Congress led by Suresh Chandra Banerjee,
    President of the Congress, was held at Bombay on 28 and 29 September 1940; The session constituted a
    landmark in the history of the Indian Trade Union Movement is that it witnessed the restoration of complete
    unity in Indian Trade Union from the merging of the National Trades Union Federation in the All-India Trade
    Union Congress. A Tripartite Labour Conference was convened in 1942 to provide common platform for
    discussion between employees and employers. Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) was formed in
    1947 to settle the industrial disputes in democratic and peaceful methods.
    Moreover, the Indian Federation of Labour formed in 1949, Hind Mazdoor Sabha in 1948 and United
    Trade Union Congress formed in 1949 in the national level and recognized by the government of India as to
    serve national and International conference.
    Trade Union Movement does not delimit its operation within Bombay vicinity nor Delhi only. With the
    passage of time the movement spreads all across the country and convenient groups welcome the organism of
    Trade Union Movement from different parts of India. In state of Assam, the garden mens forum, Assam Chah
    Mazdoor Sangha, claims for their minimum wages from their employers according to the rules of The Plantation
    Labour Act, 1951, which regulates the wages of tea-garden workers, their duty hours and the amenities, states
    that the management is supposed to provide housing, drinking water, education, health care, child care facilities,
    accident cover and protective equipment. The government of Assam has fixed Rs.169 as the minimum daily
    wage for tea plantation workers and asked the commissioner and secretary of labour and employment to execute
    the same in other fields of industry also. But all the tea garden owners have not equally implemented the rules
    accordingly as the statement claims. For their negligence a huge agitation has been sustained at present.
    On the other hand the apex body National Council of Central Trade Union is formed in 1971 by
    unitized of AITUC, INTUC and HMS (Hind Mazdoor Sabha).
    At present there are 14 Central Trade Unions and various registered Federations like All India Bank
    Employees Association, All India Mine Workers Federation etc functioning in various fields of industries. Thus
    Trade Union Movement in India has been developed and changed the scenario over time coping up the
    situations and conflicts.
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    II.

    Coclusion:

    In a democratic country like India, workers unionism is immensely required to execute their rational
    demands. A well organized labour unionism may change our countrys economic as well as political scenario.
    For instance, Kejriwal led AAP in Delhi State and Akhil Gogoi led KMSS in Assam State are right examples for
    these days. It is seen that some young personnel may take great opportunity during the crisis of union
    leadership. The multi party systems of our country also for the reason that leads union movement against
    sustained government and employers exercising the juvenile energy of Trade Union where democracy of India
    becomes paralyze. The conclusion ends with the right democracy and right violence in a right way against right
    demands and does not advocate vice-versa.
    A mans contribution to an industry can never be less than the contribution of an industry to a man .

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