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Bengal Chatkal Mazdoor Union is a trade union of jute mill workers in West Bengal, India. [1] The union is affiliated to the Centre of Indian Trade Unions. The general secretary of BCMU is Mangal Benbanshi and the president is Anadi Kumar Sahu
Bengal Chatkal Mazdoor Federation is a trade union of jute mill workers in West Bengal, India. The union is affiliated to the All India Central Council of Trade Unions.
Federation of Chatkal Mazdoor Unions, a trade union of jute mill workers in West Bengal, India. The union is affiliated to the All India Trade Union Congress. The general secretary of FCMU is Debasish Dutta.
Bengal Jute Mill Workers' Union is a trade union of jute mill workers in West Bengal, India. The union is affiliated to the All India United Trade Union Centre.
Bengal Provincial Chatkal Mazdoor Union is a trade union of jute mill workers in West Bengal, India. The union is affiliated to the United Trade Union Congress.
All India Jute Textile Workers' Federation, a trade union of jute mill workers in India. The union is affiliated to the Hind Mazdoor Sabha.
The National Union of Jute Workers, a trade union of jute mill workers with headquaters in West Bengal, India. The union is affiliated to the Indian National Trade Union Congress. Along with the Bengal Chatkal Mazdorr Union, affiliated to CITU, it is considered one of the two leading unions for jute workers India.
Bhatpara is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
The jute trade is centered mainly around India's West Bengal and Assam, and Bangladesh. The major producing country of jute is India and biggest exporter is Bangladesh, due to their natural fertile soil. Production of jute by India and Bangladesh are respectively 1.968 million ton and 1.349 million metric ton. Bengal jute was exported to South East Asia from the 17th century by the Dutch, French and later by other Europeans.
The Bangladesh Trade Union Centre (BTUC) is a national trade union federation in Bangladesh. It is affiliated internationally with the World Federation of Trade Unions.
Champdani is a city and a municipality of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is under Bhadreswar police station in Chandannagore subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). This town is famous for six factories, viz.the GIS Cotton Mill, Dalhousie Jute Mill, North Brook jute Mill, Angus jute Mill, Champdany Garbage Refinary Ltd, Lagan Engineering, and Braithwate Ltd.
Mohammed Amin was an Indian politician from the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the largest communist party in India. He was a Vice President of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions.
Chandannagore subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Alipore Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Bansberia Ganges High School is a school situated in Bansberia in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India near Bandel railway station.
Ghanshyam Sarda is a Calcutta-based businessman and owner of the Sarda Group of Industries, which operates mainly in the jute and IT industries. Alwar Jute Mill, Agarpara Jute Mill, Axsys Technologies, and Vision Comptech are all owned by the Sarda Group. He also has a charitable trust known as Chandakala Devi Trust.
Bankim Mukherjee was an Indian Bengali communist politician. He had taken part in the Civil Disobedience Movement, the Indian Communist movement and had organized various trade unions and Kisan sabhas. His wife Shanta Bhalerao was the Assistant Secretary of All India Trade Union Congress.
Janab A.M.A. Zaman was an Indian politician and trade unionist. As of 1936 he served as councillor in the Calcutta Municipal Corporation. He won the Hooghly labour seat in the 1936–1937 Bengal Legislative Assembly election. At the time he belonged to the Congress Socialist Party, but he was known for shifting party affiliations frequently.
John Sime was a Scottish trade union leader.
The jute industry is a historically and culturally important industry in Bangladesh dating back to during the growth of the East India Company in the Indian subcontinent. Despite once being one of the country's biggest industries and major export items, the jute industry has declined since the 1970s. Exports have fallen as other countries grow jute independently, decreasing the demand for jute to be exported, and other products like plastics and hemp find more widespread use. As of 2018, Bangladesh produces 33 percent of the total worldwide production of jute.