trade unionism in India

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
gptkb:political_party
gptkb:Bharatiya_Janata_Party
gptkb:Communist_Party_of_India
gptkb:Socialist_parties
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:International_Trade_Union_Confederation
gptkb:World_Federation_of_Trade_Unions
gptkbp:beganIn late 19th century
gptkbp:challenge political fragmentation
informal sector dominance
low union density
multiplicity of unions
gptkbp:firstTradeUnion gptkb:Madras_Labour_Union
gptkbp:firstTradeUnionFoundedIn 1918
gptkbp:headquarters New Delhi (for many national unions)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label trade unionism in India
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Indian_independence_movement
British colonial rule
gptkbp:majorTradeUnion gptkb:Hind_Mazdoor_Sabha
gptkb:Centre_of_Indian_Trade_Unions
gptkb:Indian_National_Trade_Union_Congress
gptkb:All_India_Trade_Union_Congress
gptkb:Bharatiya_Mazdoor_Sangh
gptkbp:membership tens of millions
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Railway_strike_of_1974
gptkb:Textile_strike_of_1928
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:B.P._Wadia
gptkb:N.M._Joshi
gptkb:Lala_Lajpat_Rai
gptkb:Shripad_Amrit_Dange
gptkbp:platform gptkb:Trade_Unions_Act,_1926
gptkb:Industrial_Disputes_Act,_1947
gptkbp:purpose collective bargaining
improve working conditions
negotiate wages
protect workers' rights
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Trade_Unions_Act,_1926
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:sector gptkb:government
agriculture
manufacturing
mining
transport
services
gptkbp:trend declining membership in formal sector
increasing focus on informal sector
strikes and protests
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:All_India_Railway_Strike_(1974)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6