Indian National Trade Union Congress
Indian National Trade Union Congress | |
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Founded | 3 May 1947 |
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Headquarters | 4, Bhai Veer Singh Marg, New Delhi |
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Members | 33.3 million (2011 claimed)[1] |
Key people | G. Sanjeeva Reddy (President) |
Affiliations | ITUC |
Website | www.intuc.net |
Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) is the trade union wing of the Indian National Congress. It was founded on 3 May 1947 and is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation. According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, INTUC had a membership of 33.3 million in 2013, making it the largest Trade Union in India.[1]
Early years[]
The foundation of INTUC on 3 May 1947 just 3 months before India attained independence.
Acharya JB Kripalani, who was then President of the Indian National Congress inaugurated the Founding conference of INTUC. Among the distinguished leaders who attended the opening session were Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Shankarrao Deo, Jagjivan Ram, B. G. Kher, OP Mehtab, Aruna Asaf Ali, Ram Manohar Lohia, Ashoka Mehta, Ramchandra Sakharam Ruikar, Maniben Patel and other prominent trade unionists.[2]
Under the guidance of Mahatma Gandhi, the founding fathers in their wisdom preferred to let the INTUC have an independent identity with its own constitution, while at the same time functioning as an arm of the Congress.
Affiliates[]
The INTUC's current affiliates are:[3]
- All India National Life Insurance Employees' Federation
- Central Government Employees' Confederation
- Federation of National Postal Organisations
- Indian National Bank Employees' Federations
- Indian National Bank Officers' Congress
- Indian National Building Construction, Forest & Woodworkers' Federation
- Indian National Cement Workers' Federation
- Indian National Chemical Workers' Federation
- Indian National Defence Workers' Federation
- Indian National Electricity Workers' Federation
- Indian National Food and Drink Workers' Federation
- Indian National Jute Workers' Federation
- Indian National Metal Workers' Federation
- Indian National Mineworkers' Federation
- Indian National Municipal and Local Bodies Workers' Federation
- Indian National Paper Mill Workers' Federation
- Indian National Plantation Workers' Federation
- Indian National Port and Dock Workers' Federation
- Indian National Rural Labour Federation
- Indian National Salaried Employees' and Professional Workers' Federation
- Indian National Sugar Mill Workers' Federation
- Indian National Textile Workers' Federation
- Indian National Transport Workers' Federation
- National Federation of Indian Railwaymen
- National Federation of Petroleum Workers
- National Federation of Telecommunication Organisations
Leadership[]
Presidents[]
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# | Name | Took office | Left office |
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1 | Dr. Suresh Chandra Banerjee | May 1947 | October 1947 |
2 | Harihar Nath Shastri | October 1947 | May 1949 |
3 | Khandubhai Kasanji Desai | May 1949 | October 1952 |
4 | Michael John | December 1952 | December 1953 |
5 | S. R. Vasavada | December 1953 | January 1955 |
6 | G. D. Ambekar | January 1955 | May 1956 |
7 | S. R. Vasavada | May 1956 | January 1958 |
8 | Gopala Ramanujam | January 1958 | April 1960 |
9 | Michael John | April 1960 | June 1962 |
10 | Dr. Mrs. Maitreyee Bose | June 1962 | May 1963 |
11 | Kashinath Pandey | May 1963 | December 1964 |
12 | Dr. G. S. Melkote | December 1964 | December 1965 |
13 | V. V. Dravid | December 1965 | May 1968 |
14 | Abid Ali Jaferbhai | May 1968 | May 1969 |
15 | Gulzarilal Nanda | May 1969 | February 1970 |
16 | Dr. Mrs. Maitreyee Bose | February 1970 | November 1971 |
17 | Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati[4] | November 1971 | October 1978 |
18 | Anant Prasad Sharma | October 1978 | November 1980 |
19 | N. K. Bhatt[5] | November 1980 | May 1984 |
20 | Pt. Bindeshwari Dubey[6] | May 1984 | March 1985 |
21 | Gopala Ramanujam | March 1985 | 3 August 1994 |
22 | G. Sanjeeva Reddy | 3 August 1994 | Incumbent |
See also[]
- Trade unions in India
- Indian national congress
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ India Business Yearbook 2009 Career Launcher India Ltd - 2009by - Page 284 The Congress INTUC was born on May 3, 1947 as a historic necessity, just before India attained independence. ... Its founders included Ashok Mehta, RS Ruikar, Maniben Patel..Later,..
- ^ "Industrial Federation". Indian National Trade Union Congress. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ Hazarika, Sanjoy (14 October 2000). Strangers of the Mist: Tales of War and Peace from India's Northeast. ISBN 9788184753349.
- ^ https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19860715-rajya-sabha-elections-rajiv-gandhi-scores-a-clean-victory-over-virtually-everybody-else-in-congressi-801061-1986-07-15
- ^ https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19860630-bihar-cm-bindeshwari-dubey-fights-jagannath-mishra-mafia-gangs-in-battle-for-dhanbad-801002-1986-06-30
External links[]
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- Indian National Trade Union Congress
- ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation
- Indian National Congress organisations
- Trade unions established in 1947