Trade unions in India

In India the Trade Union movement is generally divided on political lines. According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, trade unions had a combined membership of 24,601,589 in 2002. As of 2008, there are 11 Central Trade Union Organisations (CTUO) recognised by the Ministry of Labour.^[1]

Recognised CTUOs

Political affiliation in brackets.

• All India Central Council of Trade Unions (Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation)
• All India Trade Union Congress (Communist Party of India)
• All India United Trade Union Centre (Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist))
• Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh)
• Indian National Trade Union Congress (Indian National Congress)
• New Trade Union Initiative (Independent from political parties, but left)
• Centre of Indian Trade Unions (Communist Party of India (Marxist))
• Hind Mazdoor Sabha (socialists)
• Labour Progressive Federation (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam)
• SEWA
• Trade Union Coordination Committee (All India Forward Bloc)
• United Trade Union Congress (Revolutionary Socialist Party)

Other trade union centres (incomplete list)

• Akhil Bharatiya Kamgar Sena (Akhil Bharatiya Sena)
• All India Centre of Trade Unions (Marxist Communist Party of India (United))
• All India Federation of Trade Unions (marxist-leninists)
• Andhra Pradesh Federation of Trade Unions (Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist))
• Anna Thozhil Sanga Peravai (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam)
• Bharatiya Kamgar Sena (Shiv Sena)
• Bharatiya Mazdoor Sabha (Provisional Central Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist))
• Hind Mazdoor Kisan Panchayat (Janata Dal (United))
• Indian Confederation of Labour
• Indian Federation of Trade Unions (Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) New Democracy)
• Kerala Trade Union Congress (Kerala Congress, KTUC(B) belongs to KC(B), KTUC(M) belongs to KC(M), etc.)
• Maharashtra General Kamgar Union (Kamgar Aghadi)
• Indian National Trinamool Trade Union Congress
• Pattali Trade Union (Pattali Makkal Katchi)
• Socialist Trade Union Centre (SNDP)
• Swatantra Thozhilali Union (Indian Union Muslim League)
• Telugu Nadu Trade Union Council (Telugu Desam Party)
• Trade Union Centre of India (Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist))
• United Trade Union Congress (Bolshevik) (Revolutionary Socialist Party (Bolshevik))
• Confederation of Free Trade Unions of India (CFTUI) ( Non-political affiliated Unions of India )
• United Trade Union Congress (Marxist) (Revolutionary Socialist Party (Marxist))
• kamgar ekta

Defunct trade union centres

• All India Centre for Trade Unions (Communist Marxist Party)
• Indian Federation of Labour (Royist)
• Confederation of Free Trade Unions of India (CFTUI)( Non -Political affiliated Unions in India.)

See also

• List of trade unions in Indian tea gardens
• List of trade unions in the Singareni coal fields

References