Indian National Trade Union Congress

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Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)
Indian National Trade Union Congress
Founded3 May 1947(78 years ago) (3 May 1947)
Headquarters4, Bhai Veer Singh Marg, New Delhi
Location
Members30+ million
Key people
 G. Sanjeeva Reddy (President)
Affiliations ITUC
Website www.intuc.net

The Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) is a national trade union centre in India. Founded on 3 May 1947, it is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation. The INTUC claims a membership of over 30 million. [1]

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Early years

The INTUC was founded on 3 May 1947, just 3 months before India attained independence.

Acharya JB Kripalani, who was then President of the Indian National Congress inaugurated the Founding conference of INTUC. Among the distinguished leaders who attended the opening session were Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Shankarrao Deo, Jagjivan Ram, B. G. Kher, OP Mehtab, Aruna Asaf Ali, Ram Manohar Lohia, Ashoka Mehta, Ramchandra Sakharam Ruikar, Maniben Patel and other prominent trade unionists. [2]

INTUC Congress relationship

Since inception, INTUC has been maintaining very close relationship with AICC. On several occasions there have been discussions over the relationship between INTUC and AICC and the need for having continuous dialogue between the two organisations on issues of mutual interests. In order to have regular interaction between the INTUC & AICC a five-member committee was appointed by the AICC in 1967 and Gulzarilal Nanda was the convener. Similarly during 2002, an advisory committee was formed under the chairmanship of Pranab Mukherjee. Three general secretaries represented AICC in the committee. On behalf of INTUC, G. Sanjeeva Reddy president, then general secretary and two vice-presidents represented. Later G. Sanjeeva Reddy was included in the CWC.[ citation needed ]

Affiliates

The INTUC's current affiliates are: [3]

Leadership

Presidents

#NameTook officeLeft office
1Dr. Suresh Chandra BanerjeeMay 1947October 1947
2 Harihar Nath Shastri October 1947May 1949
3 Khandubhai Kasanji Desai May 1949October 1952
4 Michael John December 1952December 1953
5 S. R. Vasavada December 1953January 1955
6G. D. AmbekarJanuary 1955May 1956
7 S. R. Vasavada May 1956January 1958
8 Gopala Ramanujam January 1958April 1960
9 Michael John April 1960June 1962
10Dr. Mrs. Maitreyee Bose June 1962May 1963
11Kashinath PandeyMay 1963December 1964
12Dr. G. S. Melkote December 1964December 1965
13V. V. DravidDecember 1965May 1968
14 Abid Ali Jaferbhai May 1968May 1969
15 Gulzarilal Nanda May 1969February 1970
16Dr. Mrs. Maitreyee Bose February 1970November 1971
17 Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati [4] November 1971October 1978
18 Anant Prasad Sharma October 1978November 1980
19 N. K. Bhatt [5] November 1980May 1984
20Pt. Bindeshwari Dubey [6] May 1984March 1985
21 Gopala Ramanujam March 19853 August 1994
22 G. Sanjeeva Reddy 3 August 1994Incumbent

Vice-Presidents

#NameTook officeLeft office
1Kamakhya Prasad Tripathy [7] 19501953
2Incumbent

See also

References

Nationwide General Strike on July 9: Trade Unions Unite to Protest Anti-Labour Policies

  1. ↑ Sundar, Shyam (17 January 2023). "Are 2002 trade union membership statistics time-frozen for years to come? – The Leaflet". theleaflet.in. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  2. ↑ India Business Yearbook 2009 Career Launcher India Ltd - 2009by - Page 284 The Congress INTUC was born on May 3, 1947 as a historic necessity, just before India attained independence. ... Its founders included Ashok Mehta, RS Ruikar, Maniben Patel..Later,..
  3. ↑ "Industrial Federation". Indian National Trade Union Congress. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  4. ↑ Hazarika, Sanjoy (14 October 2000). Strangers of the Mist: Tales of War and Peace from India's Northeast. Penguin UK. ISBN   9788184753349.
  5. ↑ "Rajya Sabha elections: Rajiv Gandhi scores a clean victory over virtually everybody else in Congress(I)".
  6. ↑ "Bihar CM Bindeshwari Dubey fights Jagannath Mishra, mafia gangs in battle for Dhanbad".
  7. ↑ "Members Bioprofile". 164.100.60.131. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
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