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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.
Workers of the Construction Workers Federation of India, an affiliate of CITU marching 4th CITU West Bengal state conference poster. The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) is a national level trade union in India. It has presence mostly in the Indian state of Tripura, followed by West Bengal, Kerala and Kanpur.
The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (translation: Indian Workers' Union) is a trade union in India. [1] It was founded by Dattopant Thengadi on 23 July 1955. [2] The BMS itself claims to have more than 10 million members. According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, the BMS had a membership of 6,215,797 in 2002. [3]
The All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF) is the largest trade union of Indian Railways workers with a membership of 1.4 million. AIRF was founded on 16 February 1925. [1] [2] It is affiliated with the socialist trade union centre Hind Mazdoor Sabha. [3] By the late 1940s, AIRF had begun to be dominated by socialists and communists.
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.
United Trade Union Congress is a central trade union organisation in India. UTUC is politically tied to Revolutionary Socialist Party. Ashok Ghosh is the general secretary of UTUC. [1] According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, UTUC had a membership of 383,946 in 2002. [2]