Trade Union in India

Introduction Definition Objective of trade unions Functions of trade unions Reasons For Joining Trade Unions The trade union act, 1926 and legal framework Union problems Conclusion

Contents

introdcution

The main elements in the development of trade unions of workers in every country have been more or less the same. The setting up of large-scale industrial units, created conditions of widespread use of machinery, new lines of production, and brought about changes in working and living environment of workers, and concentration of industries in large towns. It was this labour protest on an organized scale, through the support of some philanthropic personalities, that organized labour unions came to be formed

Definition
Trade union is an association either of employees or employers or of independent workers. It is a relatively permanent formation of workers. It is not a temporary or casual combination of workers. It is formed for securing certain economic, social benefits to members. Collective strength offers a sort of insurance cover to members to fight against irrational, arbitrary and illegal actions of employers. Members can share their feelings, exchange notes and fight the employer quite effectively whenever he goes off the track.

THEORIES OF TRADE UNION

Social Psychological approach of Robert Hoxie Sociology Approach of Frant Tannenbaum Scarcity consciousness Approach of selig Periman

 Ker and associates general approach

Webbs Non Revolutionary Approach

Classiess society Approach of Karl Marx

Gandhijis Approach

 There are some 164 million trade-union members worldwide, making trade unions the world's largest 'social movement' by far. Even so, it represents little more than 1-in-20 of the world's 3 billion-plus workers. The rest often go unrepresented.

 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.

At present there are twelve Central Trade Union Organizations in India:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) Hind Mazdoor Kisan Panchayat (HMKP) Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS) Indian Federation of Free Trade Unions (IFFTU) Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) National Front of Indian Trade Unions (NFITU) National Labor Organization (NLO) Trade Unions Co-ordination Centre (TUCC) United Trade Union Congress (UTUC) and United Trade Union Congress - Lenin Sarani (UTUC LS)

Objective of Trade Unions

Wages salaries Working conditions Discipline Personnel policies Welfare Employee-employer relation Negotiating machinery Safeguarding organizational health and interest of the industry

Functions Of Trade Unions

1. Militant Functions To achieve higher wages and better working conditions To raise the status of workers as a part of industry To protect labors against victimization and injustice

2. Fraternal Functions
To take up welfare measures for improving the morale of workers To generate self confidence among workers To encourage sincerity and discipline among workers To provide opportunities for promotion and growth To protect women workers against discrimination

Reasons For Joining Trade Unions

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Greater Bargaining Power Minimize Discrimination Sense of Security Sense of Participation Sense of Belongingness Platform for self expression Betterment of relationships

Union Problems
Trade union leadership
Multiple unions Union rivalry

Finance

Other problems

illiteracy Uneven growth Low membership Heterogeneous nature of labour Lack of interest Absence of paid office bearers

Conclusion
Emergence of trade union to an extent helped to improve the standard of living of WORKERS but it is fact That trade unions now a days downsized as a toy/instrument of various political parties which force them to regret its moral values

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Regards Abdul Rahiman Meharoof MSW www.mrf007.blogspot.com