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Trade unions in India
National trade union organization(s)
AITUC, BMS, CITU, HMS, INTUC
National government agency(ies)
Ministry of Labour and Employment
Primary trade union legislation
Trade Unions Act, 1926
Trade Unions (Amendment) Act, 2001

Trade union membership 13 - 15 million [1]
Percentage of formal workforce
43 - 50%
Percentage of total workforce
3.25 - 3.75%
by main industry
  - Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing
  - Mining and quarrying
  - Manufacturing
  - Electricity, gas and water supply
  - Construction
  - Wholesale and retail trade
  - Transport, storage and communication
  - Financial, insurance, real estate and business service
  - Community, social and personal services
  - Private households with employed persons
Demographics
  - Age 16 - 24 %
  - 25 - 34 %
  - 35 - 44 %
  - 45 - 54 %
  - 55 - 64 %
  - 65 and over
Member of the ILO - Yes
Freedom of Association Convention No
Right to Organise Convention No

Trade unions in India

Early history

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Trade unions today

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13 - 15 million of the 30 million jobs in the formal sector of the economy. There are some 400 million people active in the economy when including the informal economy.

INDUSTRIAL TRIPARTITE COMMITTEES (ITCs)


"ITCs have been constituted with the view to promote the spirit of tripartism. These tripartite bodies provide a forum whereby the social partners through dialogue can appreciate the problems of industries and workers affected by Economic Reforms. These Committees are non-statutory Standing Committees meetings of which are convened as and when required. Government’s proactive role has successfully harmonized the interest of the employers and the workers resulting in a change of attitude from confrontation to that of co-operation."


There are 8 ITCs in the following industries.

  • Cotton Textiles Industry
  • Jute Industry
  • Road Transport Industry
  • Electricity Generation and Distribution Industry
  • Engineering Industry
  • Sugar Industry
  • Chemical Industry
  • Plantation Industry


References

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Acronyms
AITUC All India Trade Union Congress
BMS Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh
CITU Centre of Indian Trade Unions
HMS Indian Labour Organization
ICFTU International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
INTUC Indian National Trade Union Congress
ILO International Labour Organization
WCL World Confederation of Labour
  1. ^ ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7. {{cite book}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |editor= (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
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DYK

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...that although Trade unions in India represent almost 50% of workers in the formal workforce, they are dwarfed by the informal economy and involve only 3 - 4% of all workers?



ITUC
International Trade Union Confederation
FoundedNovember 1 2006
Location
  • International

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is the largest international trade union organization in the world. It has a membership of 166 million workers in 309 affiliated organizations within 156 countries and territories. It was created on November 1, 2006 by the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, the World Confederation of Labour, and several previously unaffiliated national unions.