Trade unions in India

Early history

Trade unions today

13 - 15 million of the 30 million jobs in the formal sector of the economy. There are some 400 million people active in the economy when including the informal economy.

INDUSTRIAL TRIPARTITE COMMITTEES (ITCs)

"ITCs have been constituted with the view to promote the spirit of tripartism. These tripartite bodies provide a forum whereby the social partners through dialogue can appreciate the problems of industries and workers affected by Economic Reforms. These Committees are non-statutory Standing Committees meetings of which are convened as and when required. Government’s proactive role has successfully harmonized the interest of the employers and the workers resulting in a change of attitude from confrontation to that of co-operation."

There are 8 ITCs in the following industries.

Cotton Textiles Industry
Jute Industry
Road Transport Industry
Electricity Generation and Distribution Industry
Engineering Industry
Sugar Industry
Chemical Industry
Plantation Industry

References

^ ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7. {{cite book}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |editor= (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

External links

DYK

ITUC
International Trade Union Confederation
Founded	November 1 2006
Location	International;

**Acronyms**
AITUC	All India Trade Union Congress
BMS	Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh
CITU	Centre of Indian Trade Unions
HMS	Indian Labour Organization
ICFTU	International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
INTUC	Indian National Trade Union Congress
ILO	International Labour Organization
WCL	World Confederation of Labour

**Trade unions in India**
National trade union organization(s)
	AITUC, BMS, CITU, HMS, INTUC
National government agency(ies)
	Ministry of Labour and Employment
Primary trade union legislation
	Trade Unions Act, 1926 ; Trade Unions (Amendment) Act, 2001
Trade union membership	13 - 15 million
Percentage of formal workforce	43 - 50%
Percentage of total workforce	3.25 - 3.75%
	by main industry
- Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing
- Mining and quarrying
- Manufacturing
- Electricity, gas and water supply
- Construction
- Wholesale and retail trade
- Transport, storage and communication
- Financial, insurance, real estate and business service
- Community, social and personal services
- Private households with employed persons
	Demographics
- Age 16 - 24	%
- 25 - 34	%
- 35 - 44	%
- 45 - 54	%
- 55 - 64	%
- 65 and over
Member of the ILO -	Yes
Freedom of Association Convention	No
Right to Organise Convention	No

...that although Trade unions in India represent almost 50% of workers in the formal workforce, they are dwarfed by the informal economy and involve only 3 - 4% of all workers?

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is the largest international trade union organization in the world. It has a membership of 166 million workers in 309 affiliated organizations within 156 countries and territories. It was created on November 1, 2006 by the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, the World Confederation of Labour, and several previously unaffiliated national unions.

[ICTUR-1] ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7. {{cite book}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |editor= (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

[1]