Hind Mazdoor Sabha

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Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS)
Websitewww.hindmazdoorsabha.co.in

The Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS) was formed by the Socialists in 1948 but has little real connection with the Socialist Party. It is one of the least political and most pragmatic trade-union federations in India. The HMS is affiliated with the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions.

History

The HMS was founded in

AITUC.[1] In March 1949, HMS claimed to have 380 affiliated unions with a combined membership of 618,802.[2][3]

Membership

According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, HMS had a membership of 3,342,213 in 2002.(13% of the total trade union membership in the country).[4][5]

All India Railwaymen's Federation, the largest trade union in the Indian Railways with a membership of 1.4 million is affiliated with Hind Mazdoor Sabha.[6][7] All India Port and Dock Workers Federation, the largest trade union representing workers at India's 12 major government-owned ports is also affiliated with the Hind Mazdoor Sabha.[8][9]

International affiliations

In 1949 HMS became a founding member of the

ICFTU.[3] Currently, it is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation
.

References

  1. ISBN 9788177588132
    .
  2. ^ Park, Richard L.. Labor and Politics in India, in Far Eastern Survey, Vol. 18, No. 16. (10 August 1949), pp. 181-187.
  3. ^ a b header3 Archived 28 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Aggregate data on membership of CTUOs 1989 and 2002 (Provisional)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  5. ^ indianexpress.com
  6. ^ Vikas Dhoot (29 June 2013). "Indian Railways headed for first indefinite strike in October". Economic Times..
  7. ^ "List of Federations". Hind Mazdoor Sabha. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  8. ISBN 9788170236511
    . Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  9. ^ P. Manoj. "Government planning to convert 12 of 13 Union govt-owned ports into companies". LiveMint. Retrieved 7 July 2017.

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