Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh
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| Indian Workers Union | |
| Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh | |
| Founded | July 23, 1955 |
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| Members | 6.2 million (2002) |
| Country | India |
| Affiliation | Independent |
| Key people | Girish Awasthi, president |
| Office location | New Delhi, India |
| Website | www.bms.org.in |
Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (Indian Workers Union) is the largest central trade union organization in India. It was founded by Dattopantji Thengdi on July 23, 1955, which also happens to the birthday of Lokamanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
BMS itself claims to have over 8.3 million members. At present it is estimated around 5860 unions are affiliated to BMS. According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, BMS had a membership of 6215797 in 2002.[1] It can also be noted that BMS is not affiliated to any International Trade Union Confederation.
For individual unions affiliated to BMS, see BMS-affiliated unions.
Girish Awasthi is the current president of the organization, and Uday Rao Patwardhan its General Secretary.
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