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CHAPTER - III
and Plantations.
and Lajpat Rax who were not trade Unionists in the sense of
AITUC, there was a split between the two wings and the
moderate walked out of the Oongress and formed the Indian
Trade Union Federation in 1930»later re-named in 1933 i.e.
The National Trade Union Federation. In the meanwhile, the
AITUG had another split in Calcutta in 1931 when the 'commu-
nists found themselves in a minority and left it to form a
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There had been some efforts of. Unity among the all India
trade Union organisations and the IITTUC, AITUC and HI'IS joined
a National Council of Trade Unions.' Other organisations led
•by CITU, UTUC and HDIP decided to form a United Council of
Trade Unions. The Bhartiya JIazdoor Sangh kept itself aloof
as it did not gain much strength.
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supporting strikes . Upto 1947, certain legislative
mfeasxires like Workmen Compensation lAct 1925» Payment of
Wage Act 1956 etc. were adopted.
The Act was further amended in 1964 and came into force
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9. Singh, VoB. and Savan, A.K., Industrial Labour in India,
p. 175, Asia Publishing House, Bombay, I960.
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The evolution 'of the blue collar unions and then the
white collar unions is ju^t an effect of the development
of an economy^^,
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and ideology as contrasted with the "blue collar , The
tasks performed by the white collar ^rorkers and their
physical conditions of woaic have also traditionally been
contrasted with blue collar workers. They have been engaged
and paid over relatively longer intervals, enjoying longer
holidays and other privilegeso The attitudes of the
management towards white collar workers has been far from
being hostile. All these special attributes of white collar
workers mako them different in terms of their willingness
to unionise.
job. Tho idea of greater job security made the "white collar
the people with same amount of higher than those of the wage
The Trade Union Act, 1926 which confers certain rights and
getting registered \inder the Trade Union Act was not available
politics.
country.
different associations.
( iv ) Inadequacy of financial resources because members
belong to lower-middle class families with less
capacity to pay subscription.
( V ) Poor financial position make Unions dependent on
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political parties or external financial support.
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of Burma came forward, and took two years leave and setup
25. Ibid.
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