Indian National Metal Workers' Federation

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The Indian National Metal Workers' Federation (INMF) is a trade union in India.

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The union was founded in 1959 as the Indian National Iron and Steel Workers' Federation. It brought together several smaller unions, including the Golmuri Tinplate Workers' Union, Iron and Steel Workers' Union, Khumardhubi Workers' Union, and Tata Workers' Union. Like its predecessors, it affiliated to the Indian National Trade Union Congress. [1] [2]

Leadership

Presidents

1959: Michael John
1977: V. G. Gopal
1993: Nand Kishore Bhatt
2010: G. Sanjeeva Reddy

General Secretaries

1959: Jamshedpur Gopeshwar
2008: Rajasekhar Mantri

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References

  1. Report of the Secretariat and Affiliates, 1957-1959, to the Nineteenth International Metalworkers' Congress in Rome. International Metalworkers' Federation. 1961.
  2. Report. Indian National Congress. 1965.