All India Trade Union Congress
- All India Trade Union Congress
Infobox Union
name= AITUC
country= India
affiliation= WFTU
members= 2,677,979 (2002)
full_name= All India Trade Union Congress
native_name=
founded= 1920
current=
head=
dissolved_date=
dissolved_state=
merged_into=
office= Delhi, India
people= Gurudas Dasgupta, general secretary
website=
footnotes= The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) is the oldest trade union federations in India and one of the five largest. According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, AITUC had a membership of 2,677,979 in 2002. [http://www.labourfile.org/superAdmin/Document/113/table%201.pdf]
It was founded in 1919 and, until 1945 when unions became organised on party lines, it was the primary trade union organisation in India. Since then it has been associated with the Communist Party of India.
AITUC is governed by a body headed by General Secretary Gurudas Dasgupta, a politician affiliated with Communist Party of India.
AITUC is a founder member of the World Federation of Trade Unions.
Affiliates
Shri Bimal Chandra Jha, an extraordinary laureate and social worker is present Vice-President of AITUC, Bihar."partial list:"
* Andhra Pradesh Auto Rickshaw Drivers and Workers Federation
* A.P. Mica Mine Workers Union
* Calcutta Hawkers' Men Union
* Federation of Chatkal Mazdoor Unions
* Nikhila Orissa Beedi Shramika Federation
* Patiala Aviation Club Workers Union
* Pondicherry Textile Labour Union
* Powerloom Workers Union
* Punjab Breweries Workers Union
* Vegetable Market Workers Union
* Visakha Steel Workers Union"See: ."
References
*cite book
year = 2005
title = Trade Unions of the World
editor = ICTUR et al,
edition = 6th
publisher = John Harper Publishing
location = London, UK
id = ISBN 0-9543811-5-7
ee also
*Indian Trade Unions
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