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| image        = aituc-flag.svg
| image        = aituc-flag.svg
| founded      = {{start date and age|df=yes|p=y|1920|10|31}} at<br>[[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br> [[Lala Lajpat Rai]] : First President <br>Dewan Chaman Lal : First General Secretary
| founded      = {{start date and age|df=yes|p=y|1920|10|31}} at<br>[[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br> [[Lala Lajpat Rai]] : First President <br>Deewan Chaman Lal : First General Secretary
| headquarters = AITUC Bhavan, 35-36, DDU Marg, Rose Avenue, [[New Delhi]] - 110002
| headquarters = AITUC Bhavan, 35-36, DDU Marg, Rose Avenue, [[New Delhi]] - 110002
| key_people  =  [[Amarjeet Kaur (Politician)|Amarjeet Kaur]] {{small|(General Secretary)}}<br> [[Ramendra Kumar (politician)|Ramendra Kumar]] {{small|(President)}}<br>
| key_people  =  [[Amarjeet Kaur (Politician)|Amarjeet Kaur]] {{small|(General Secretary)}}<br> [[Ramendra Kumar (politician)|Ramendra Kumar]] {{small|(President)}}<br>
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[[File:Aituctoddyarbetare.JPG|thumb| Collectorate March by Toddy Workers Body affiliated with AITUC at [[Alappuzha]]]]
[[File:Aituctoddyarbetare.JPG|thumb| Collectorate March by Toddy Workers Body affiliated with AITUC at [[Alappuzha]]]]


The '''All India Trade Union Congress''' (AITUC) is the oldest [[Indian Trade Unions|trade union]] federation in [[India]]. It is associated with the [[Communist Party of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/03/coal-j03.html|title=Hundreds of thousands of Indian coal miners launch three-day strike against privatisation|website=wsws.org}}</ref> According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, AITUC had a membership of 14.2 million in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/economy-policy/indian-trade-unions-are-getting-bigger-coinciding-with-slowdown-113040600392_1.html|title=Indian trade unions are getting bigger, coinciding with slowdown|website=business-standard.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.labourfile.org/superAdmin/Document/113/table%201.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110409191235/http://www.labourfile.org/superAdmin/Document/113/table%201.pdf |archive-date=9 April 2011 }}</ref> It was founded on 31 October 1920 with [[Lala Lajpat Rai]] as its first president.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianlabour.org/index.php/labour-centers/nlc/aituc/|title=All India Trade Union Congress {{!}}|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-07}}</ref>
The '''All India Trade Union Congress''' (AITUC) is the oldest [[Indian Trade Unions|trade union]] federation in [[India]]. It is associated with the [[Communist Party of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/03/coal-j03.html|title=Hundreds of thousands of Indian coal miners launch three-day strike against privatisation|website=wsws.org}}</ref> According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, AITUC had a membership of 14.2 million in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/economy-policy/indian-trade-unions-are-getting-bigger-coinciding-with-slowdown-113040600392_1.html|title=Indian trade unions are getting bigger, coinciding with slowdown|website=business-standard.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.labourfile.org/superAdmin/Document/113/table%201.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110409191235/http://www.labourfile.org/superAdmin/Document/113/table%201.pdf |archive-date=9 April 2011 }}</ref> It was founded on 31 October 1920 with [[Lala Lajpat Rai]] as its first president.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianlabourarchives.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/2119 |title=All India Trade Union Congress {{!}}|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-07}}</ref>


In Bombay by [[Lala Lajpat Rai]], [[Joseph Baptista]], [[N. M. Joshi]],<ref name="Jayapalan">{{cite book|author=N. Jayapalan|title=History Of India (from National Movement To Present Day), Volume 4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-Z8OzIyGt0MC&pg=PA139&lpg=PA139|year=2001|publisher=Atlantic Publishers|isbn=9788171569175|pages=139}}</ref> [[Diwan Chaman Lall]] and a few others and, until 1945 when unions became organised on party lines, it was the primary trade union organisation in India. Since then, it has been associated with the [[Communist Party of India]].
In Bombay by [[Lala Lajpat Rai]], [[Joseph Baptista]], [[N. M. Joshi]],<ref name="Jayapalan">{{cite book|author=N. Jayapalan|title=History Of India (from National Movement To Present Day), Volume 4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-Z8OzIyGt0MC&pg=PA139|year=2001|publisher=Atlantic Publishers|isbn=9788171569175|pages=139}}</ref> [[Diwan Chaman Lall]] and a few others and, until 1945 when unions became organised on party lines, it was the primary trade union organisation in India. Since then, it has been associated with the [[Communist Party of India]].


AITUC is governed by a body headed by National President [[Ramendra Kumar (politician)|Ramendra Kumar]] and General Secretary [[Amarjeet Kaur (Politician)|Amarjeet Kaur]], both the politician affiliated with [[Communist Party of India]].
AITUC is governed by a body headed by National President [[Ramendra Kumar (politician)|Ramendra Kumar]] and General Secretary [[Amarjeet Kaur (Politician)|Amarjeet Kaur]], both the politician affiliated with [[Communist Party of India]].
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In this first conference with [[Lala Lajpat Rai]] as president, [[Diwan Chaman Lall|Deewan Chaman Lal]] was the general secretary. Later on [[Jawaharlal Nehru|Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru]], [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose]], [[V. V. Giri]], [[Sarojini Naidu]], [[Chittaranjan Das|C.R. Das]] and several of other political leaders of the freedom struggle were associated with subsequent conferences and work of AITUC giving impetus to the work.
In this first conference with [[Lala Lajpat Rai]] as president, [[Diwan Chaman Lall|Deewan Chaman Lal]] was the general secretary. Later on [[Jawaharlal Nehru|Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru]], [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose]], [[V. V. Giri]], [[Sarojini Naidu]], [[Chittaranjan Das|C.R. Das]] and several of other political leaders of the freedom struggle were associated with subsequent conferences and work of AITUC giving impetus to the work.


AITUC in its second session in 1921 in Jharia had adopted a [[Purna Swaraj|resolution of Swaraj]] (Complete independence from British rule), almost eight years before the platform of freedom struggle- the Indian National Congress adopted such resolution in 1929.
AITUC in its second session in 1921 in Jharia had adopted a [[Purna Swaraj|resolution of Swaraj]] (Complete independence from British rule), almost eight years before the Congress adopted such resolution in 1929.


In the aftermath of second World War the AITUC played significant role in the foundation of [[World Federation of Trade Unions]] (WFTU), in the conference held in London with 204 delegates and observers representing 670 million workers from all parts of the world. AITUC was represented by [[S.A. Dange]], R.A. Khedgikar and Sudhindra Pramanik. This conference adopted workers charter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/opinion/on-celebrating-hundred-years-of-aituc-continuing-struggles-of-working-class-in-india|title=On celebrating hundred years of AITUC; Continuing struggles of working class in India|website=nationalheraldindia.com}}</ref>
In the aftermath of second World War the AITUC played significant role in the foundation of [[World Federation of Trade Unions]] (WFTU), in the conference held in London with 204 delegates and observers representing 670 million workers from all parts of the world. AITUC was represented by [[S.A. Dange]], R.A. Khedgikar and Sudhindra Pramanik. This conference adopted workers charter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/opinion/on-celebrating-hundred-years-of-aituc-continuing-struggles-of-working-class-in-india|title=On celebrating hundred years of AITUC; Continuing struggles of working class in India|website=nationalheraldindia.com}}</ref>
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! National Conference !! Year !! Place !! President !!  General Secretary
! National Conference !! Year !! Place !! President !!  General Secretary
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|1st|| 31 Oct 1920|| Bombay|| [[Lala Lajpat Rai]] || V.M. Pawar
|1st|| 31 Oct 1920|| Bombay|| [[Lala Lajpat Rai]]
|rowspan=3| [[Diwan Chaman Lall]]
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|-
|2nd|| 30 Nov-2 Dec 1921|| Jharia|| [[Joseph Baptista]]
|2nd|| 30 Nov-2 Dec 1921|| Jharia|| [[Joseph Baptista]]
|rowspan=2| [[Diwan Chaman Lall]]
 
|-
|-
|3rd|| 24–26 March 1923|| Lahore|| [[Chittaranjan Das]]
|3rd|| 24–26 March 1923|| Lahore|| [[Chittaranjan Das]]
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|41st|| 25-28 Feb 2016|| Coimbatore
|41st|| 25-28 Feb 2016|| Coimbatore
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|Mid-Term|| 11 December 2017|| Ranchi, Jharkhand|| [[Amarjeet Kaur (politician)|Amarjeet Kaur]]
|Mid-Term|| 11 December 2017|| Ranchi, Jharkhand|| [[Amarjeet Kaur]]
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* [[Vegetable Market Workers Union]]
* [[Vegetable Market Workers Union]]
* [[Visakha Steel Workers Union]]
* [[Visakha Steel Workers Union]]
*[[National Fuel Labour Union]]
*[https://www.itecindia.org/ IT and Allied Employees Confederation]


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Indian Trade Unions]]
*[[Indian Trade Unions]]


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==References==
==References==
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*{{cite book
*{{cite book
  | year = 2005
  | year = 2005
  | title = '''Trade Unions of the World'''
  | title = Trade Unions of the World
  | editor = ICTUR
  | editor = ICTUR
  | editor-link = International Centre for Trade Union Rights
  | editor-link = International Centre for Trade Union Rights
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*[http://indianlabour.org/index.php/labour-centers/nlc/aituc/ Indianlabour - AITUC]
*[http://indianlabour.org/index.php/labour-centers/nlc/aituc/ Indianlabour - AITUC]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100726173634/http://www.indialabourarchives.org/col/aituc.htm Archive of AITUC documents]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100726173634/http://www.indialabourarchives.org/col/aituc.htm Archive of AITUC documents]
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*[https://indianlabourarchives.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/2119 Indian Labour Archives - AITUC]
 
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