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The first registered trade union is considered to be the Madras Labour Union, founded by B.P. Wadia in 1918, while the first trade union federation established was the All India Trade Union Congress in 1920.
The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) is the oldest trade union federation in India. It is associated with the Communist Party of India. [1] According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, AITUC had a membership of 14.2 million in 2013. [2] [3] It was founded on 31 October 1920 with Lala Lajpat Rai as its first president. [4]
The Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) is a national trade union centre in India. Founded on 3 May 1947, it is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation . The INTUC claims a membership of over 30 million.
All India UTUC was founded at a conference held in Kolkata 26–27 April 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.
Malayapuram Singaravelu (18 February 1860 – 11 February 1946), also known as M. Singaravelu and Singaravelar, was a pioneer in more than one field in India. In 1918, he founded the first trade union in India. On 1 May 1923 he organised the first ever celebration of May Day in the country.
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. [4] Thakur Mukand Singh Vaidh of Deoband Village, Jadoda Jutt, Uttar Pradesh served as a president of UTUC UP until April 1981. [citation needed] UTUC is affiliated to the World Federation of Trade Unions. [5]
Indian Federation of Labour is a federation of trade unions in India. IFL was founded in 1941 by M.N. Roy, after a split from the All India Trade Union Congress. IFL strongly supported the British war effort. Maniben Kara was a prominent IFL leader in the railways and V.B. Karnik was a prominent IFL leader amongst the dock workers. [1] [2]
The Swatantra Thozhilali Union also known as Swatantra Trade Union (STU) [1] is the oldest trade union federation in India. It is associated with the Indian Union Muslim League [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] History