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The Indian National Metal Workers' Federation (INMF) is an Indian trade union that represents workers in the metal industry.

History[edit | edit source]

The union was founded in 1959 as the Indian National Iron and Steel Workers' Federation. It brought together several smaller unions, including the Golmuri Tinplate Workers' Union, Iron and Steel Workers' Union, Khumardhubi Workers' Union, and Tata Workers' Union. Like its predecessors, it affiliated to the Indian National Trade Union Congress.[1][2]

Leadership[edit | edit source]

Presidents[edit | edit source]

1959: Michael John
1977: V. G. Gopal
1993: Nand Kishore Bhatt
2010: G. Sanjeeva Reddy

General Secretaries[edit | edit source]

1959: Jamshedpur Gopeshwar
2021: Raghunath Pandey

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Report of the Secretariat and Affiliates, 1957-1959, to the Nineteenth International Metalworkers' Congress in Rome. International Metalworkers' Federation. 1961.
  2. Report. Indian National Congress. 1965.

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