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{{short description|Trade union in India}} | |||
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{{Infobox | {{Infobox union | ||
| name | | name = AITUC | ||
| | | location_country= [[India]] | ||
| affiliation | | affiliation = [[World Federation of Trade Unions|WFTU]] | ||
| members | | members = 14.2 million (2013) | ||
| full_name | | full_name = All India Trade Union Congress | ||
| native_name | | native_name = | ||
| image | | image = aituc-flag.svg | ||
| founded | | 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>S.Pawar : First General Secretary | ||
[[Lala Lajpat Rai]] : First President <br> | | 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> | ||
H. Mahadevan {{small|(Working President)}} | |||
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| | | website = {{cite web|url=https://aituc.net/about_us.php|title=aituc.net}} | ||
[[Ramendra Kumar (politician)|Ramendra Kumar]] {{small|(President)}} | | footnotes = | ||
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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>https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/03/coal-j03.html</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}}</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=http://indianlabour.org/index.php/labour-centers/nlc/aituc/|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&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]]. | ||
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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]]. | ||
"Trade Union Record" is the fortnightly journal of the AITUC.<ref>http://www.wftucentral.org/india-why-general-strike-on-the-28th-of-february/</ref> | "Trade Union Record" is the fortnightly journal of the AITUC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wftucentral.org/india-why-general-strike-on-the-28th-of-february/|title=India: Why General Strike on the 28th of February?|website=wftucentral.org | ||
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AITUC is a founder member of the [[World Federation of Trade Unions]]. Today, its institutional records are part of the Archives at the [[Nehru Memorial Museum & Library]], at [[Teen Murti House]], Delhi.<ref>{{cite web |title=Archives |url=http://www.nehrumemorial.com/archivehead.php |publisher=[[Nehru Memorial Museum & Library]] |access-date=3 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503203613/http://www.nehrumemorial.com/archivehead.php |archive-date=3 May 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | AITUC is a founder member of the [[World Federation of Trade Unions]]. Today, its institutional records are part of the Archives at the [[Nehru Memorial Museum & Library]], at [[Teen Murti House]], Delhi.<ref>{{cite web |title=Archives |url=http://www.nehrumemorial.com/archivehead.php |publisher=[[Nehru Memorial Museum & Library]] |access-date=3 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503203613/http://www.nehrumemorial.com/archivehead.php |archive-date=3 May 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | ||
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It was in this heroic background that the preparations began on July 16, 1920 when a convention was held in Bombay which decided "to hold All India Trade Union Congress in Bombay". A reception committee with 500 members with [[Joseph Baptista]] as chairperson was formed. | It was in this heroic background that the preparations began on July 16, 1920 when a convention was held in Bombay which decided "to hold All India Trade Union Congress in Bombay". A reception committee with 500 members with [[Joseph Baptista]] as chairperson was formed. | ||
===Formation=== | ===Formation=== | ||
The founding conference began on October 31, 1920, in Empire Theatre Bombay with [[Lala Lajpat Rai]] as the founding President in which 101 delegates from 64 unions with a membership of 1,40,854 from all over India participated with presence of political leaders of various shades of opinions such as [[Motilal Nehru]], [[M.A. Jinnah]], [[Annie Besant]], [[Vithalbhai Patel|V.J. Patel]], [[B.P. Wadia]], [[Joseph Baptista]], Lalubhai Samaldas, Jamnadas, Dwarka Das, B W Wadia, R R Karandikar, Col. J.C. Wedgwood. | The founding conference began on October 31, 1920, in Empire Theatre Bombay with [[Lala Lajpat Rai]] as the founding President in which 101 delegates from 64 unions with a membership of 1,40,854 from all over India participated with presence of political leaders of various shades of opinions such as [[Motilal Nehru]], [[M.A. Jinnah]], [[Annie Besant]], [[Vithalbhai Patel|V.J. Patel]], [[B.P. Wadia]], [[Joseph Baptista]], Lalubhai Samaldas, Jamnadas, Dwarka Das, B W Wadia, R R Karandikar, [[Josiah Wedgwood, 1st Baron Wedgwood|Col. J.C. Wedgwood]]. | ||
British Trade Union Congress attended as fraternal delegate. 43 other unions which could not join the conference expressed sympathy and full support. A few unions of government servants kept themselves aloof. The Ahmedabad Labour Association with six unions and 16,450 members right from the start functioned as separate organization under the patronage of employers. | British Trade Union Congress attended as fraternal delegate. 43 other unions which could not join the conference expressed sympathy and full support. A few unions of government servants kept themselves aloof. The Ahmedabad Labour Association with six unions and 16,450 members right from the start functioned as separate organization under the patronage of employers. | ||
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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 platform of freedom struggle- the Indian National 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>https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/opinion/on-celebrating-hundred-years-of-aituc-continuing-struggles-of-working-class-in-india</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> | ||
==National Conferences== | ==National Conferences== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |+National Conferences<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wftucentral.org/aituc-booklet-on-the-occasion-of-completing-its-hundred-years-on-31st-october-2020/|title=AITUC booklet on the occasion of completing its hundred years on 31st October 2020|website=wftucentral.org}}</ref> | ||
! National Conference !! Year !! Place !! President !! General Secretary | ! National Conference !! Year !! Place !! President !! General Secretary | ||
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|13th|| 23-24 Dec 1933|| Kanpur|| Hariharnath Shastri|| Shibnath Banerji | |13th|| 23-24 Dec 1933|| Kanpur|| Hariharnath Shastri|| Shibnath Banerji | ||
|- | |- | ||
|14th|| 19-21 Apr 1935|| Calcutta ||[[Ramchandra Sakharam Ruikar|R. S. Ruikar]] || R. A. Khedgikar | |14th|| 19-21 Apr 1935|| Calcutta ||[[Ramchandra Sakharam Ruikar|R. S. Ruikar]] || R. A. Khedgikar | ||
|- | |- | ||
|15th|| 17–18 May 1936|| Bombay|| Shibnath Banerji || [[Maniben Kara]] | |15th|| 17–18 May 1936|| Bombay|| Shibnath Banerji || [[Maniben Kara]] | ||
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|29th|| 30 Jan-4 Feb 1973|| Calcutta | |29th|| 30 Jan-4 Feb 1973|| Calcutta | ||
| Ranen Sen | | [[Ranen Sen]] | ||
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|30th|| 13-17 Oct 1976||Jamshedpur | |30th|| 13-17 Oct 1976||Jamshedpur | ||
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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 (politician)|Amarjeet Kaur]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Affiliates== | ==Affiliates== | ||
''partial list:'' | ''partial list:'' | ||
* [[Andhra Pradesh Auto Rickshaw Drivers and Workers Federation]] | * [[Andhra Pradesh Auto Rickshaw Drivers and Workers Federation]] | ||
*[[All India Bank Employees Association]] | * [[All India Bank Employees Association]] | ||
*[[All India Bank Officers' Association]] | * [[All India Bank Officers' Association]] | ||
* [[A.P. Mica Mine Workers Union]] | * [[A.P. Mica Mine Workers Union]] | ||
* [[Calcutta Hawkers' Men Union]] | * [[Calcutta Hawkers' Men Union]] | ||
* [[All India Defence Employees Federation]] | |||
* [[Federation of Chatkal Mazdoor Unions]] | * [[Federation of Chatkal Mazdoor Unions]] | ||
* [[Nikhila Orissa Beedi Shramika Federation]] | * [[Nikhila Orissa Beedi Shramika Federation]] | ||
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| editor = ICTUR | | editor = ICTUR | ||
| editor-link = International Centre for Trade Union Rights | | editor-link = International Centre for Trade Union Rights | ||
|display-editors=etal | |display-editors=etal | ||
| edition = 6th | | edition = 6th | ||
| publisher = John Harper Publishing | | publisher = John Harper Publishing | ||
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[[Category:All India Trade Union Congress| ]] | [[Category:All India Trade Union Congress| ]] | ||
[[Category:Labour movement in India]] | [[Category:Labour movement in India]] | ||
[[Category:Indian independence movement]] | |||
[[Category:World Federation of Trade Unions]] | [[Category:World Federation of Trade Unions]] | ||
[[Category:Trade unions established in 1920]] | [[Category:Trade unions established in 1920]] | ||