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    Origin and Growth of Labour Movement in India

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    The labor movement in India originated with the establishment of modern factories and industries like cotton mills, railways, and jute in the late 19th century. Some of the earliest labor unrest occurred in the 1890s as workers organized strikes to demand better working conditions and wages. However, these strikes were poorly organized and often unsuccessful. The first labor organizations formed in the early 1900s to represent workers' rights and interests, though they initially focused more on welfare than collective bargaining. Over subsequent decades, labor unions grew in importance and membership as laws were passed regulating working hours and recognizing unions. By the 1920s, several major national trade union federations had emerged to represent workers from different industries and political ideologies.

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    The labor movement in India originated with the establishment of modern factories and industries like cotton mills, railways, and jute in the late 19th century. Some of the earliest labor unrest occurred in the 1890s as workers organized strikes to demand better working conditions and wages. However, these strikes were poorly organized and often unsuccessful. The first labor organizations formed in the early 1900s to represent workers' rights and interests, though they initially focused more on welfare than collective bargaining. Over subsequent decades, labor unions grew in importance and membership as laws were passed regulating working hours and recognizing unions. By the 1920s, several major national trade union federations had emerged to represent workers from different industries and political ideologies.

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    The labor movement in India originated with the establishment of modern factories and industries like cotton mills, railways, and jute in the late 19th century. Some of the earliest labor unrest occurred in the 1890s as workers organized strikes to demand better working conditions and wages. However, these strikes were poorly organized and often unsuccessful. The first labor organizations formed in the early 1900s to represent workers' rights and interests, though they initially focused more on welfare than collective bargaining. Over subsequent decades, labor unions grew in importance and membership as laws were passed regulating working hours and recognizing unions. By the 1920s, several major national trade union federations had emerged to represent workers from different industries and political ideologies.

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    Origin and Growth of Labour Movement in India

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    The labor movement in India originated with the establishment of modern factories and industries like cotton mills, railways, and jute in the late 19th century. Some of the earliest labor unrest occurred in the 1890s as workers organized strikes to demand better working conditions and wages. However, these strikes were poorly organized and often unsuccessful. The first labor organizations formed in the early 1900s to represent workers' rights and interests, though they initially focused more on welfare than collective bargaining. Over subsequent decades, labor unions grew in importance and membership as laws were passed regulating working hours and recognizing unions. By the 1920s, several major national trade union federations had emerged to represent workers from different industries and political ideologies.

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    ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF LABOUR MOVEMENT IN INDIA

    1. It started with evolution of modern factory production initially there were mining and plantation that is extractive industries. It was difficult to organize workers. 2. Initially Indias industrial growth was controlled by the britishers. The first cotton mill was establishment in Bombay in 1853. 3. In the next 50 years cotton textiles as a major industry alongwith railways and jute industry. 4. These were the first industries to be unionized and still count as major pillar of trade union movement. 5. The origin of trade union can be seen in labour unrest way back in 1899, when workers of express mill at Nagpur struck work for a wage amount. In 1884, 5000 workers struck the work for a wage industries are submitted petition demanding:a. Regular payment of wages b. Mid-day recess of 30 minutes. 6. There were 25 strikes between 1802-1890. But they were:a. Poorly organized b. Short lived c. Resulted in failure. 7. The expression of the employers was so severe that workers preferred to quit their job rather than go for strike. 8. Since, low cost of labour was suitable to the merchants of Lancashire and Manchester, an inquiry into the conditions of Indian workers was setup. In 1905, the Bombay mills were forced to reduce the working his to 13 hours. 9. Before that in a. 1875, first committee was appointed to inquire into the conditions of factory work was appointed, to favor legal restriction. b. 1881, first factories act was adopted. c. 1882, seconds factories act. d. 1892,

    10.In 1890, first organization of workers was formed by lokhande along with SS Bangalore and Bombay mill hands association. It was, essentially a welfare organization it had no members, rules or regular funds. 11.Although strikes had become common in all major industries there were no proper trade union until the beginning of this century. There was a strong connection between nationalist policies and labour movement because, in 1908, mill workers in Bombay went on strike in protest against conviction of B.C. tilak on charges of sedition. 12.In 1920, the Ahmadabad textile labour association was formed by lala Rajput rai, who was also the president of the congress. 13.All India trade union congress was formed as a direct result of ILO in 1919, as to send a delegate was necessary. 14.Initially the trade union was centralized in Bombay, Kolkata and madras. 15.The initial strikes were not for economic gain but political is nationalist movement. Many unions were only strike committees, are move out of existence once strike was out. 16.In 1922, Indian factories act, was formed to restrict the working has to 10 hours per day. In 192, the Indian trade union act made it legal for any of workers to form a union as it was lepalised. 17.There was a decline in trade uniob activities in late 1920s after the world war because of decline in profits. Many strikes endrol in failure. 18.Three distinct groups of trade union emerged as follows: 19.In the next two decades there was a lot of infighting and factionalism in trade union. In 1947, congress formed a new federation INTUC project socialist party. Congress socialist formed hind mazdoor sabha in 1948. Other radical group formed united TUC.

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