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{{Infobox union
| name         = TUCC
| name               = TUCC
| location_country= [[India]]
| location_country   = [[India]]
| affiliation = [[World Federation of Trade Unions|WFTU]]
| affiliation         = [[World Federation of Trade Unions|WFTU]]
| members     =  
| members             = 1.6 million
| full_name   = Trade Union Coordination Centre
| full_name           = Trade Union Coordination Centre
| native_name =  
| native_name         =  
| image       = Tucc2.PNG
| image               = Tucc2.PNG
| founded     = {{Start date and age|1970||}}
| founded             = {{Start date and age|1970||}}
| dissolved   =  
| dissolved           =  
| merged       =  
| merged             =  
| headquarters = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| headquarters       = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| key_people   = Probir Banerjee, President<br />G.R. Shivashankar, General Secretary
| key_people         = Probir Banerjee, President<br />G.R. Shivashankar, General Secretary
| website     = {{URL|http://tucc.forwardbloc.org/}}
| website             = {{URL|http://tucc.forwardbloc.org/}}
| footnotes   =  
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'''Trade Union Coordination Centre''' is a central [[trade union]] federation in [[India]]. TUCC is politically attached to [[All India Forward Bloc]].
'''Trade Union Coordination Centre''' is a central [[trade union]] federation in [[India]]. TUCC is politically attached to [[All India Forward Bloc]].
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TUCC was founded in 1970.<ref>Ahn, Pong-Sul. ''[https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---asia/---ro-bangkok/---sro-bangkok/documents/publication/wcms_143481.pdf The growth and decline of political unionism in India: The need for a paradigm shift]''</ref> Prasanta Das Gupta was the founding general secretary of TUCC.<ref>{{cite book|title=Civic Affairs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FNAsAAAAIAAJ|year=1990|publisher=P. C. Kapoor at the Citizen Press|page=25}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Working Class|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-NQejtJXDeMC|year=1992|publisher=Centre of Indian Trade Unions|page=2}}</ref> Prior to the foundation of TUCC, the trade union leaders of the Forward Bloc had belonged to the [[United Trade Union Congress]].<ref name="Ray2007">{{cite book|author=Sudhir Ray|title=Marxist parties of West Bengal in opposition and in government, 1947–2001|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=loYOAQAAMAAJ|date=1 November 2007|publisher=Progressive Publishers|isbn=978-81-8064-135-0|page=84}}</ref> TUCC is mainly based in the state of [[West Bengal]].<ref name="Chatterji1985">{{cite book|author=Rakhahari Chatterji|title=Politics in West Bengal: Institutions, Processes, and Problems|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=53weAAAAMAAJ|year=1985|publisher=World Press|page=141}}</ref>
TUCC was founded in 1970.<ref>Ahn, Pong-Sul. ''[https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---asia/---ro-bangkok/---sro-bangkok/documents/publication/wcms_143481.pdf The growth and decline of political unionism in India: The need for a paradigm shift]''</ref> Prasanta Das Gupta was the founding general secretary of TUCC.<ref>{{cite book|title=Civic Affairs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FNAsAAAAIAAJ|year=1990|publisher=P. C. Kapoor at the Citizen Press|page=25}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Working Class|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-NQejtJXDeMC|year=1992|publisher=Centre of Indian Trade Unions|page=2}}</ref> Prior to the foundation of TUCC, the trade union leaders of the Forward Bloc had belonged to the [[United Trade Union Congress]].<ref name="Ray2007">{{cite book|author=Sudhir Ray|title=Marxist parties of West Bengal in opposition and in government, 1947–2001|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=loYOAQAAMAAJ|date=1 November 2007|publisher=Progressive Publishers|isbn=978-81-8064-135-0|page=84}}</ref> TUCC is mainly based in the state of [[West Bengal]].<ref name="Chatterji1985">{{cite book|author=Rakhahari Chatterji|title=Politics in West Bengal: Institutions, Processes, and Problems|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=53weAAAAMAAJ|year=1985|publisher=World Press|page=141}}</ref>


As of 1980 TUCC claimed to have 272,229 members in 182 affiliated unions.<ref name="Malhotra2013"/> The Ministry of Labour verified 65 affiliated unions with a combined membership of 123,048.<ref name="Malhotra2013">{{cite book|author=Joginder Malhotra|title=Indien: Wirtschaft, Verfassung, Politik: Entwicklungstendenzen bis zur Gegenwart|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mCbwBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA157|date=9 March 2013|publisher=Springer-Verlag|isbn=978-3-322-90035-7|page=157}}</ref> As of 1995 TUCC was the smallest of the ten Central Trade Union Organisations recognised by the Indian [[Ministry of Labour (India)|Ministry of Labour]], counting 65 affiliated unions.<ref name="Sepoy2019">{{cite book|author=Inzamul Sepoy|title=Indian Economic Development|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CJCpDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA130|date=16 August 2019|publisher=Sepoy Publications|page=130|id=GGKEY:X902GZ46Z1H}}</ref> As of 2002, TUCC had 737,760 members, out of whom 554,207 were agricultural or rural workers.<ref name="WittRedding2014">{{cite book|author1=Michael A. Witt|author2=Gordon Redding|title=The Oxford Handbook of Asian Business Systems|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JdPQAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA65|year=2014|publisher=OUP Oxford|isbn=978-0-19-965492-5|page=65}}</ref>
As of 1980 TUCC claimed to have 272,229 members in 182 affiliated unions.<ref name="Malhotra2013"/> The Ministry of Labour verified 65 affiliated unions with a combined membership of 123,048.<ref name="Malhotra2013">{{cite book|author=Joginder Malhotra|title=Indien: Wirtschaft, Verfassung, Politik: Entwicklungstendenzen bis zur Gegenwart|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mCbwBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA157|date=9 March 2013|publisher=Springer-Verlag|isbn=978-3-322-90035-7|page=157}}</ref> As of 1995 TUCC was the smallest of the ten Central Trade Union Organisations recognised by the Indian [[Ministry of Labour (India)|Ministry of Labour]], counting 65 affiliated unions.<ref name="Sepoy2019">{{cite book|author=Inzamul Sepoy|title=Indian Economic Development|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CJCpDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA130|date=16 August 2019|publisher=Sepoy Publications|page=130|id=GGKEY:X902GZ46Z1H}}</ref> As of 2002, TUCC had 737,760 members, out of whom 554,207 were agricultural or rural workers.<ref name="WittRedding2014">{{cite book|author1=Michael A. Witt|author2=Gordon Redding|title=The Oxford Handbook of Asian Business Systems|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JdPQAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA65|year=2014|publisher=OUP Oxford|isbn=978-0-19-965492-5|page=65}}</ref> In 2011, the Ministry of Labour and Employment estimated that the TUCC had a membership of more than 1.6 million.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-08-29|title=The Central Trade Unions in India|url=http://www.simplynotes.in/mbabba/central-trade-unions/4/|access-date=2021-12-03|website=Simplynotes|language=en}}</ref> The same number was reported by the [[Business Standard]] in 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Menon|first=Sreelatha|date=2013-04-06|title=Indian trade unions are getting bigger, coinciding with slowdown|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/indian-trade-unions-are-getting-bigger-coinciding-with-slowdown-113040600392_1.html|access-date=2021-12-03}}</ref>


As of 2013, G.R. Shivashankar was the president of TUCC.<ref>''Deccan Herald''. ''[https://www.deccanherald.com/content/303717/anganwadi-workers-protest-against-harassment.html Anganwadi workers protest against harassment of women]''</ref><ref>''Viet Nam News''. ''[https://vietnamnews.vn/society/employment/190346/world-unions-join-push-for-jobs.html World unions join push for jobs]''</ref> The general secretary is Nripendra Kumar Mahto.{{when|date=March 2020}}
As of 2013, G.R. Shivashankar was the president of TUCC.<ref>''Deccan Herald''. ''[https://www.deccanherald.com/content/303717/anganwadi-workers-protest-against-harassment.html Anganwadi workers protest against harassment of women]''</ref><ref>''Viet Nam News''. ''[https://vietnamnews.vn/society/employment/190346/world-unions-join-push-for-jobs.html World unions join push for jobs]''</ref> The general secretary is Nripendra Kumar Mahto.{{when|date=March 2020}}

Revision as of 17:02, 3 December 2021


TUCC
Full nameTrade Union Coordination Centre
Founded1970; 56 years ago (1970)
Members1.6 million
AffiliationWFTU
Websitetucc.forwardbloc.org

Trade Union Coordination Centre is a central trade union federation in India. TUCC is politically attached to All India Forward Bloc.

TUCC was founded in 1970.[1] Prasanta Das Gupta was the founding general secretary of TUCC.[2][3] Prior to the foundation of TUCC, the trade union leaders of the Forward Bloc had belonged to the United Trade Union Congress.[4] TUCC is mainly based in the state of West Bengal.[5]

As of 1980 TUCC claimed to have 272,229 members in 182 affiliated unions.[6] The Ministry of Labour verified 65 affiliated unions with a combined membership of 123,048.[6] As of 1995 TUCC was the smallest of the ten Central Trade Union Organisations recognised by the Indian Ministry of Labour, counting 65 affiliated unions.[7] As of 2002, TUCC had 737,760 members, out of whom 554,207 were agricultural or rural workers.[8] In 2011, the Ministry of Labour and Employment estimated that the TUCC had a membership of more than 1.6 million.[9] The same number was reported by the Business Standard in 2013.[10]

As of 2013, G.R. Shivashankar was the president of TUCC.[11][12] The general secretary is Nripendra Kumar Mahto.[when?]

Krishi Shramik Union (Agricultural Labour Union) is affiliated to TUCC.[13]

TUCC is affiliated to the World Federation of Trade Unions.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Ahn, Pong-Sul. The growth and decline of political unionism in India: The need for a paradigm shift
  2. ↑ Civic Affairs. P. C. Kapoor at the Citizen Press. 1990. p. 25.
  3. ↑ The Working Class. Centre of Indian Trade Unions. 1992. p. 2.
  4. ↑ Sudhir Ray (1 November 2007). Marxist parties of West Bengal in opposition and in government, 1947–2001. Progressive Publishers. p. 84. ISBN 978-81-8064-135-0.
  5. ↑ Rakhahari Chatterji (1985). Politics in West Bengal: Institutions, Processes, and Problems. World Press. p. 141.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Joginder Malhotra (9 March 2013). Indien: Wirtschaft, Verfassung, Politik: Entwicklungstendenzen bis zur Gegenwart. Springer-Verlag. p. 157. ISBN 978-3-322-90035-7.
  7. ↑ Inzamul Sepoy (16 August 2019). Indian Economic Development. Sepoy Publications. p. 130. GGKEY:X902GZ46Z1H.
  8. ↑ Michael A. Witt; Gordon Redding (2014). The Oxford Handbook of Asian Business Systems. OUP Oxford. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-19-965492-5.
  9. ↑ "The Central Trade Unions in India". Simplynotes. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  10. ↑ Menon, Sreelatha (6 April 2013). "Indian trade unions are getting bigger, coinciding with slowdown". Business Standard India. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  11. ↑ Deccan Herald. Anganwadi workers protest against harassment of women
  12. ↑ Viet Nam News. World unions join push for jobs
  13. ↑ Who's who. Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 2006. p. 137.
  14. ↑ World Federation of Trade Unions. Indian Trade Union Delegation visits Venezuelan Embassy in New Delhi

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