Labour movement :

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between 1929 and 1933, the AITUC split twice -- N M Joshi led corporist
tendency formed All India Trade Union Federation (AITUF in 1930 which
is--reforminst nationalistled, peaceful legislations), then communists led by
Ranadive, RTUC (Red Trade Union Congress, 1931). They later rejoined in
1935.

1934 – RTUC (Red Trade Union Congress) merged with AITUC

Note – As on 1934, there were 2 central federations (AITUC and
NTUF) 1940 – NTUF got dissolved and merged with AITUC at Nagpur
(Note – Split of AITUC started at Nagpur and got united at Nagpur again)

Note--NTUF formed by merging National Federation of Labour (NFL) and

ITUF in 1932.

1941 – AITUC again got split and IFL ( founded by M.N Roy -Indian
Federation of Labour) with President as Jamna Das Mehta and General
Secretary as M N Roy was formed.

1947 – Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) is the trade

union wing of the Indian National Congress (INC), formed 3 days before the
independence.(originated from Gandhi Seva Sangh – Hindustan
Mazdoor Sevak Sangh), was the initiative of Gulzari Lal Nanda with 1st
President as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Sixth Phase (Post Independence )

Hind Mazdoor Sabha
Basawon Singh (Sinha), Ashok
founded in Howrah by socialists, Forward Bloc followers--
Mehta, R.S. Ruikar, Maniben Kara, Shibnath Banerjee, R.A. Khedgikar, T.S.
Ramanujam, V.S. Mathur, G.G. Mehta. R.S. Ruikar was elected
president and Ashok Mehta general secretary. absorbed
the Royist Indian Federation of Labour and the Hind Mazdoor Panchayat,( which was formed in 1948 by
socialists CONGRESSION AFTER SPLIT leaving the increasingly communist dominated AITUC )

IFL merged into the Hind Mazdoor Sabha –split of HMS United Trade Union
Congress(UTUC)

.
Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) ---Jana Sangh party BJP formed it

Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU)---the AITUC got further split and
Communist Party (Marxist) formed it. Today 11 Central Trade Union
Organisations in india see below
Mr. Joseph Baptista., Agarkar , Jamnadas Dwarkadas, a well known member of the Bombay Mill
Owners’ Association, Dr. Nair, of Madras, and Mr. Jones, of Calcutta. Jones was the general
secretary of the All-Indian Railwaymen’s union  Comrade Viswanandda, leader of the miners of
Bihar. Mr. B. K. Chakrabarty,Dr. R. K. Mukherji, , lala lajpat ra

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l879-81, several workers' associations were formed, The employers also

formed several associations during this period: 
Bombay and Bengal Chamber of Commerce, Bombay Mill Owners'
Association, 
Indian Jute Manufacturers' Association, Indian Chamber of Commerce.

Dinshaw Edulji Wacha(DE WACHA) He was associated with

the cotton industry and was the President of the Indian Merchants' Chamber in 1915

Bombay Textile Labour Union, under the leadership of N.M. Joshi,

became the first trade union to be recognised under this Act in 1926.this act
was also drafted by Joshi.

, Central Trade Union Organisations (CTUOs) of India

recognised by the Ministry of Labour

1. AICCTU - All India Central Council of Trade Unions (Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
Liberation)
2. AITUC - All India Trade Union Congress (Communist Party of India)
3. AIUTUC - All India United Trade Union Centre (Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist))
4. BMS - Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) RSS largest trade union
federation
5. CITU - Centre of Indian Trade Unions (Communist Party of India (Marxist))
6. HMS - Hind Mazdoor Sabha (Unaffiliated)
7. INTUC - Indian National Trade Union Congress (Indian National Congress)
8. LPF - Labour Progressive Federation (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam)
9. NFITU - National Front of Indian Trade Unions (Unaffiliated [6])
10. SEWA - Self Employed Women's Association (Unaffiliated)
11. TUCC - Trade Union Coordination Centre [Independent]
12. UTUC - United Trade Union Congress (Revolutionary Socialist Party)
Leaders in India

 Bindeshwari Dubey: associated with Indian National Trade Union Congress and president in
1984,also the president of many other union, such asRastirya Colliery Mazdoor Sangh (RCMS),
Indian National Mineworkers Federation (INMF), and the Bokaro Steel Workers Union.
 Chaturanan Mishra
 Datta Samant
 Dattopant Thengadi
 Dilip Kumar Saha
 George Fernandes He organised the 1974 Railway strike, when he was President of the All
India Railwaymen's Federation. went to become priest  IBM and Coca-Cola inhe fema violation me
aane nhi diya tha

http://www.doccentre.org/docsweb/LABOURLAWS/labourhistory.htm very important

-The first modern trade union was formed in Madras in 1918, called Madras
Labour Union.