BMS seeks affiliation with ITUC, two Indian trade unions oppose it

  • October 16, 2022
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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BMS seeks affiliation with ITUC, two Indian trade unions oppose it

Subject :History

Context : The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), a trade union supported by the RSS, is facing stiff opposition from two Indian unions — the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) of the Congress and the Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS)— in its bid to become an affiliate of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).

Concept :

  • The trade unions emerged in India after World War I. The main factors that led to the emergence of trade unions include:
  • Rising prices of essential commodities.
  • Decline in the real wages of workers.
  • Increase in the demand for the industrial products resulting in the expansion of Indian industries.
  • Gandhi’s call for the Non-Cooperation Movement.
  • The Russian Revolution.
  • Both INTUC and HMS are prominent trade unions which are affiliated to International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).

About INTUC and HMS

Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS)
Formed in October 1920Formed in December,1948
Lala Lajpat Rai became the first president of the AITUC; Joseph Baptista its vice president and Diwan Chaman Lal was the general secretaryR.S.Ruikar became the first president and Ashok Mehta was the general secretary
Leaders Involved: Bal Gangadhar Tilak, N.M.Joshi, B.P.Wadia, Diwan Chaman lal, Lala Lajpat Rai and Joseph BaptistaLeaders involved :Basawon Singh, Ashok Mehta, R.S. Ruikar, Maniben Kara, Shibnath Banerjee, R.A. Khedgikar, T.S. Ramanujam, V.S. Mathur, G.G. Mehta.
AITUC was influenced by social democratic ideas of the British Labour Party  and later, Gandhian philosophy of non-violence, trusteeship and class-collaboration had great influence on AITUC.Labour wing of the Socialist Party of India

About ITUC            

  • It is an international body of independent trade unions from 187 countries.
  • The federation was formed on 1 November 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and the World Confederation of Labour (WCL).
  • It is headquartered at Brussels, Belgium.
  • The support of ITUC is crucial for any union to be elected to the workers’ representatives in the governing body of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
BMS seeks affiliation with ITUC History