Functions Of Trade Unions

1. Militant or Protective or Intra-mutual

functions-(protecting the worker’s interest)

2. Fraternal or Extramural functions-(providing

financial & non financial assistance)

3. Political functions-(affiliating the union to a

political party)

4. Social functions-(carrying out social service

activity)

Importance Of Trade Unions

Workers join a trade union primary to:

Improve their bargaining power.

Voice their concerns, grievances ,problems ina united manner.

Platform for self expression and developingideas, thoughts, feelings concerning workand work environment.

Minimize discrimination and favouritism

Importance Of Trade Unions[Contn..]

Secure adequate protection in case of illness,accident and unemployment.

Improve their working relationship.

Trade unions help to employees

By helping the recruitment and selection ofworkers.

By providing discipline in workforce.

By enabling settlement of industrial disputes.

Achieving industrial peace.

Incorporating a sense of CSR in

Workers.

UNION

STRUCTURE

Union Structure

GENERAL UNIONINDUSTRIAL

UNION

FEDERATIONSCRAFT UNIONS

Union Movement In India

AITUC – Formed in 1920

– First meeting in Mumbai under presidentship of Lala Lajpat Rai.

AITUC-ALL INDIA TRADE UNIONCONGRESS

AIRF-ALL INDIA RAILWAYMEN’S FEDERATIONS

AITUF- ALL INDIA TRADE UNION FEDERATION

AIRTUC-ALL INDIA RED TRADE UNION CONGRESS

Unified Meeting Held In Nagpur In 1940

Union Movement In India [Contn…]After WORLD WAR II

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Supporting war

Not supporting

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INDIAN FEDERATION OF

LABOUR

AITUC

INTUCNLO

(1969)

INTUC- INDIAN NATIONAL TRADE UNION CONGRESS

NLO-NATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION

Union Movement In India [Contn…]• Socialist separated and formed HMS in 1948 and

merged with IFL

• Radicals formed UTUC

• BMS(1955)

• HMP(1965)

• CITU(1970)• HMS-HIND MAZDOOR SABHA• BMS-BHARATIYA MAZDOOR SANGH• IFL- INDIAN FEDERATION OF LABOUR• UTUC-UNITED TRADE UNION

CONGRESS• HMP-HIND MAZDOOR PANCHAYAT• CITU-CENTRE OF INDIAN TRADE

UNIONS

Present Position Of The Trade Unions

In India• 8200 trade unions and 70 federations and

confederations registered under the Trade UnionAct,1926.

• Unions has greatly increased but union membershipper union have fallen.

• High degree of unionization in coal, textiles, steel,railway sectors. White collar unions have alsoincreased. But unionism negligible in agriculturalareas.

• After the LPG era the lockouts from the employerhave created more pressure in the unbending labourunions.

• Less support from the political parties

The Trade Union Act, 1926• The trade union act,1926 –allows employees

the right to form and organise unions.

• Min 7 persons is required to form their union and get it registered under this act.

• If union has been existing for more than 1 year the statement of asset and liability must be shown

• The application must contain

1. Name, occupation and address of members.

2. Name of union, its head office details.

3. Details about office bearers

SOCIAL SECURITY

IN INDIA

Types Of Social Security

Protection given by society to its member against contingencies like sickness, unemployment, old age, industrial accidents.

SOCIAL SECURITY IN INDIA

SOCIAL INSURANCE

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

DIFFERENT SOCIAL SECURITY IN INDIA

• THE WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION ACT,1923

• THE EMPLOYEES’ STATE INSURANCE ACT,1948

• THE MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT,1961

• THE NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE ACT,2005

• THE UNORGANIZED SECTOR WORKERS’

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT,2008

• THE DOMESTIC WORKERS ACT,2008

Unorganisedsector

THE WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION ACT,1923

• Renamed as The Employees Compensation Act.

• Compensation to workman who suffers partial or total incapacity for more than 3 days resulting in a loss in earning capacity.

• Administration- State Government

• Three conditions for claiming are

1.There must be an injury.

2.It should be caused in an accident other than worker’s fault.

3. Should be caused during course of employment.

THE EMPLOYEES’ STATE INSURANCE ACT,1948

• Provides medical and unemployment insurance to industrial workers during their illness.

• Only applicable to employees having wages uptoRs. 10,000/month

• Administration-Central Government

• Contribution from employee and employer.

• Employee drawing upto Rs.50/day need not contribute.

THE MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT,1961

• The act provides payment of maternity benefits to pregnant women. The benefits are:

1. Leave upto 12 weeks.

2. Full wages are paid during this period.

3. Rs. 25 is paid additional if firm offers no free medical care.

4. Maternity bonus given is Rs. 1000

5. Employee should not work in any other firm.

6. Should have worked for 100 days during her maternity period

Group Life Insurance

• Provides insurance to several employees working under one employer.

• Premium is paid jointly by the employer and the employee.

• Since premium is low it is useful to salaried people in the low income category.

Thank

you……….

prepared by

Premuja m. nair

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