United Trade Union Congress
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United Trade Union Congress is a central trade union
organisation in India
. UTUC is politically tied to Revolutionary Socialist Party
. Abani Roy
is the general secretary of UTUC. According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, UTUC had a membership of 383 946 in 2002.
UTUC was founded at an All India Labour Conference in Calcutta, May 1, 1949. The founding president was professor K.T. Shah, a
member of the Constituent Assembly
from Bombay, and the founding general secretary was Mrinal Kanti Bose, a former AITUC president from Bengal
. At the time of its foundation, Bose claimed that the organisation consisted of 236 unions with a combined membership of 347 428.
Initially, UTUC profiled itself as an independent trade union centre, organising members of different leftwing factions. In 1953 the Deputy Labour Minister of India, Abid Ali
, estimated the UTUC membership at 384 962. At the time UTUC had 332 affiliated unions.
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
organisation in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. UTUC is politically tied to Revolutionary Socialist Party
Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
Revolutionary Socialist Party is a Marxist-Leninist political party in India. The party was founded on March 19, 1940 and has its roots in the Bengali liberation movement Anushilan Samiti and the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army. The party got around 0,4% of the votes and three seats in the Lok...
. Abani Roy
Abani Roy
Abani Roy is a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, where he represents West Bengal. He is a member of the Revolutionary Socialist Party.-External links:*...
is the general secretary of UTUC. According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, UTUC had a membership of 383 946 in 2002.
UTUC was founded at an All India Labour Conference in Calcutta, May 1, 1949. The founding president was professor K.T. Shah, a
member of the Constituent Assembly
Constituent Assembly of India
The Constituent Assembly of India was elected to write the Constitution of India, and following independence served as the nation's first Parliament.-Nature of the Assembly:...
from Bombay, and the founding general secretary was Mrinal Kanti Bose, a former AITUC president from Bengal
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
. At the time of its foundation, Bose claimed that the organisation consisted of 236 unions with a combined membership of 347 428.
Initially, UTUC profiled itself as an independent trade union centre, organising members of different leftwing factions. In 1953 the Deputy Labour Minister of India, Abid Ali
Abid Ali
Syed Abid Ali is a former all-rounder Indian cricketer. He was a watchful lower order batsman, a medium pace bowler and a brilliant fielder.-Early life:...
, estimated the UTUC membership at 384 962. At the time UTUC had 332 affiliated unions.