Trade Unions

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Trade unions in IndiaTrade unions in India

• In India the Trade Union movement is generally divided on political lines. According to 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.


Recognised CTUOsRecognised CTUOsPolitical affiliation in brackets.1. All India Central Council of Trade Unions (

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation)

2. All India Trade Union Congress (Communist Party of India)

3. All India United Trade Union Centre (Socialist Unity Centre of India)

4. Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh)

5. Centre for Indian Trade Unions (Communist Party of India (Marxist))

6. Hind Mazdoor Sabha (socialists) 7. Indian National Trade Union Congress (

Indian National Congress) 8. Labour Progressive Federation (

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) 9. SEWA 10. Trade Union Coordination Committee (

All India Forward Bloc) 11. United Trade Union Congress (

Revolutionary Socialist Party)Defunct trade union centres1. All India Centre for Trade Unions (Communist

Marxist Party) 2. Indian Federation of Labour (Royist) •

Other trade union centres (incomplete list)1. Akhil Bharatiya Kamgar Sena (Akhil Bharatiya Sena) 2. All India Centre of Trade Unions (

Marxist Communist Party of India (United)) 3. All India Federation of Trade Unions (marxist-leninists) 4. Andhra Pradesh Federation of Trade Unions (

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)) 5. Anna Thozhil Sanga Peravai (

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) 6. Bharatiya Kamgar Sena (Shiv Sena) 7. Bharatiya Mazdoor Sabha (

Provisional Central Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist))

8. Hind Mazdoor Kisan Panchayat (Janata Dal (United)) 9. Indian Confederation of Labour 10. Indian Federation of Trade Unions (

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) New Democracy) 11. Kerala Trade Union Congress (Kerala Congress, KTUC(B)

belongs to KC(B), KTUC(M) belongs to KC(M), etc.) 12. Maharashtra General Kamgar Union (Kamgar Aghadi) 13. New Trade Union Initiative 14. Pattali Trade Union (Pattali Makkal Katchi) 15. Socialist Trade Union Centre (SNDP) 16. Swatantra Thozhilali Union (Indian Union Muslim League) 17. Telugu Nadu Trade Union Council (Telugu Desam Party) 18. Trade Union Centre of India (

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)) 19. United Trade Union Congress (Bolshevik) (

Revolutionary Socialist Party (Bolshevik)) 20. United Trade Union Congress (Marxist) (Revolutionary

Socialist Party (Marxist))


All India Central Council of Trade All India Central Council of Trade UnionsUnions

• LeaderDipankar BhattacharyaFounded1974HeadquartersU-90, Shakarpur, Delhi-110092IdeologyMarxismWebsitehttp://www.cpiml.org


• All India Central Council of Trade Unions, a central trade union federation in India. AICCTU is politically attached to Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation. According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, AICCTU had a membership of 639 962 in 2002


All India Trade Union CongressAll India Trade Union Congress

• The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) is the oldest trade union federations in India and one of the five largest. According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, AITUC had a membership of 2,677,979 in 2002.

• It was founded on 31st October 1920 in Bombay by Lala Lajpat Rai and a few others and, until 1945 when unions became organised on party lines, it was the primary trade union organisation in India. Since then it has been associated with the Communist Party of India.

• AITUC is governed by a body headed by General Secretary Gurudas Dasgupta, a politician affiliated with Communist Party of India.

• AITUC is a founder member of the World Federation of Trade Unions.


• Shri Bimal Chandra Jha, an extraordinary laureate and social worker is present Vice-President of AITUC, Bihar.

• partial list:• Andhra Pradesh Auto Rickshaw Drivers and Workers Federation • A.P. Mica Mine Workers Union • Calcutta Hawkers' Men Union • Federation of Chatkal Mazdoor Unions • Nikhila Orissa Beedi Shramika Federation • Patiala Aviation Club Workers Union • Pondicherry Textile Labour Union • Powerloom Workers Union • Punjab Breweries Workers Union • Vegetable Market Workers Union • Visakha Steel Workers Union


All India United Trade Union All India United Trade Union CentreCentre

• Secretary-GeneralProvash Ghosh (interim General Secretary)Founded1948Headquarters48 Lenin Sarani, Kolkata - 700 013, India 22°33′49.9″N 88°21′20.1″E22.563861°N 88.355583°ENewspaperProletarian Era (English)Student wingAll India Democratic Students OrganisationYouth wingAll India Democratic Youth OrganisationWomen's wingAll India Mahila Sanskritik SanghathanLabour wingAll India United Trade Union CentrePeasant's wingAll India Krishak Khet Majdoor SangathanIdeologyCommunism,Anti-RevisionistMarxism-Leninism,Shibdas Ghosh ThoughtAllianceIndependentSeats in Lok Sabha1Seats in Rajya SabhaNoneWebsitehttp://www.suci.in/


All India United Trade Union All India United Trade Union CentreCentre

• The All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC) is a Central Trade Union Organisation in India and the labour wing of the Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist).

• Presently its activities are spread over 19 states. • The organisation claims to have 600 affiliated unions,

comprising an individual membership of over two million. • It is the 6th largest trade union in India. According to

provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, UTUC-LS had a membership of 1368535 in 2002


All India United Trade Union CentreAll India United Trade Union Centrehistoryhistory

• All India UTUC was founded at a conference held in Calcutta April 26-27 1958, following a split in the United Trade Union Congress. Initially it used the name UTUC, but in the general media it was referred to as UTUC (Dharamtala Street) (where it had its offices) to distinguish it from the original UTUC. In 1969, at the initiative of Subodh Banerjee, West Bengal State Committee President of the organisation and PWD Minister in anti-Congress United Front Government in the state, the name of the street was changed to 'Lenin Sarani'. Thus the new name of the organisation became UTUC (Lenin Sarani).


All India United Trade Union CentreAll India United Trade Union Centrehistoryhistory

• In the 17th UTUC(LS) conference held in Delhi in 1985 the organisation was re-named as 'United Trade Union Centre (Lenin Sarani)'. In the 18th conference held in 1992 in Calcutta 'Lenin Sarani' was un-bracketed, implying that it no longer referred to the name of the street where the office is located but became an integral part of the name of the organisation which was there after known as 'United Trade Union Centre-Lenin Sarani' (UTUC-LS). The 19th all India conference of the organization held in Delhi on 27th March 2008 approved the change of name to All India United Trade Union Centre (All India UTUC)


All India United Trade Union CentreAll India United Trade Union Centreactivitiesactivities

• The All India UTUC is functioning in both formal and informal sectors.

• In informal sector, the most important segment where it has been working from the very inception, is agriculture. In the formal sectors

• All India UTUC has unions, federations and activities in basic, heavy and key industries and important service sectors like Iron and Steel, Engineering, Electricity, Coal and Non-Coal Mines, Railways, Port and Dock, Road-Transport, Banks and Financial Institutions, Insurance, Central and State Government Services.

• On the basis of its membership strength All India UTUC has been recognised as a Central Trade Union Organisation by the Government of India and has its representations in apex level tripartite committees as well as in International Labour Conferences (ILC) of the ILO


Bharatiya Mazdoor SanghBharatiya Mazdoor Sangh

• FoundedJuly 23, 1955• Members6.2 million

(2002)• CountryIndia• AffiliationIndependent• Key people,

presidentOffice locationNew Delhi, India

• Websitewww.bms.org.in



• The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (Indian Workers' Union) is the LARGEST central trade union organization in India. It was founded by Dattopantji Thengdi on July 23, 1955, which also happens to the birthday of Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

• The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, first came into prominence during the India China war of 1962. A section of the Communist Party of India proclaimed that Chinese forces were 'liberating' India from capitalist domination. Many leaders said that India was the aggressor and had occupied Chinese territory. The labour unions which till then were dominated by the Communists observed strikes and obstructed defence production. This saw major dessertions from the Communist trade unions towards the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh which was seen to be patriotic. The BMS withdrew all agitations by its unions. A call was given to workers to give top priority to stepping up defence production and assisting all defence efforts

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• In strategic sectors such as defence production, transport, power generation, transmission, etc., special efforts were made. Two decades later they secured foothold in all major unions

• The BMS itself claims to have over 8.3 million members. At present it is estimated around 5860 unions are affiliated to the BMS. According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, the BMS had a membership of 6215797 in 2002.

• It can also be noted that the BMS is not affiliated to any International Trade Union Confederation.

• For individual unions affiliated to the BMS, see BMS-affiliated unions.

• Girish Awasthi is the current president of the organization, and Mr.Lakshma Reddy its General Secretary


Centre of Indian Centre of Indian Trade UnionsTrade Unions

• Centre of Indian Trade Unions (Hindi: भा�रती�य ट्रेड य�नि य के न्द्र), CITU is a National level Trade Union in India politically attached to the Communist Party of India (Marxist). The Centre of Indian Trade Unions is today one of biggest assembly of workers and classes of India.

• It has strong unchallangeable presence in the Indian states of West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura besides a good preence in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. It has presence in almost all of the Indian states

• According to the provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, CITU had a membership of 3,222,532 in 2002.

• Chittabrata Majumdar was the General Secretary of CITU from 2003-2007. 12th Conference (held in January 2007) of CITU re-elected him as its General Secretary. But he died on 20 February 2007. The General Council of CITU met on 17 May 2007 and elected Mohammed Amin as its new General Secretary.


• Founded1970

• Members3.2 million

• Country India

• Key peopleM K Pandhe, President

• Office locationNew Delhi, India

• Websitewww.citucentre.org


HINDUSTAN MAZDOOR SABHAHINDUSTAN MAZDOOR SABHA• The HMS was founded in

Howrah on December 24, 1948, by socialists, Forward Bloc followers and independent unionists. Its founders included Basawon Singh (Sinha), , R.S. Ruikar, , , , , , . R.S. Ruikar was elected president and Ashok Mehta general secretary.

• HMS absorbed the Royist Indian Federation of Labour and the socialist [citation needed]. In March 1949, HMS claimed to have 380 affiliated unions with a combined membership of 618 802.

• According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, HMS had a membership of 3342213 in 2002.(13% of the total trade union membership in the country).

• In 1949 HMS became a founding member of the ICFTU.

• Currently, it is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation


• FoundedDecember 29, 1948

• Members3.3 millionCountryIndia

• AffiliationITUC

• Key people, president, general secretary

• Office locationNew Delhi, IndiaWebsitemembers.rediff.com/hms/


Indian National Trade Union Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)Congress (INTUC)

• is the trade union wing of the Indian National Congress. It was founded May 3, 1947, and is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation. According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, INTUC had a membership of 3892011 in 2002.


Indian National Trade Union Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)Congress (INTUC)

• Founded May 3, 1947• Members3.8 million (2002)• CountryIndia• AffiliationITUC• Key people G. Sanjeeva Reddy, President; ,

General Secretary.• Office location4, Bhai Veer Singh Marg,

New Delhi• Website:intuc.net


Labour Progressive FederationLabour Progressive Federation

• ,trade union federation in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The LPF is politically attached to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, LPF had a membership of 611,506 in 2002.

• The president of LPF is C. Kuppusamy.

• Telecom Employees Progressive Union is an affiliate of Labour Progressive Federation. The Union is shortly called TEPU that represents BSNL workers of India. website of the union is

• tepuchq.org


Labour Progressive FederationLabour Progressive Federation• ChairpersonM Karunanidhi• Secretary-GeneralK Anbazhagan• Leader in Lok SabhaA.K.S. Vijayan• Founded1949HeadquartersArivalayam, Anna Salai,

Chennai - 600018NewspaperMurasoliLabour wingLabour Progressive FederationIdeologySocial Democratic/Populist

• AllianceNational Democratic Alliance (1999-2004)United Progressive Alliance (2004-present)

• Websitehttp://www.dmk.in


Trade Union Coordination Trade Union Coordination CommitteeCommittee,,

• a central trade union federation in India. TUCC is politically attached to All India Forward Bloc. According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, TUCC had a membership of 732760 in 2002.

• The general secretary is Nripendra Kumar Mahto. (Agricultural Labour Union) is affiliated to TUCC.

• In Pune, the Ammunition Factory Khadki (AFK) Employees Union and the Dehu Road Ordnance Factory Employees Union are affiliated to TUCC.


United Trade Union CongressUnited Trade Union Congress

• is a central trade union organisation in India. UTUC is politically tied to Revolutionary Socialist Party. Abani Roy is the general secretary of UTUC. According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, UTUC had a membership of 383 946 in 2002.

• UTUC was founded at an All India Labour Conference in Calcutta, May 1, 1949. The founding president was professor , a member of the Constituent Assembly from Bombay, and the founding general secretary was , a former AITUC president from Bengal. At the time of its foundation, Bose claimed that the organisation consisted of 236 unions with a combined membership of 347 428.

• Initially, UTUC profiled itself as an independent trade union centre, organising members of different leftwing factions. In 1953 the Deputy Labour Minister of India, Abid Ali, estimated the UTUC membership at 384 962. At the time UTUC had 332 affiliated unions.


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