LABOUR IN THOSE YEARS

Narayan Lokhande: Founder of the Indian Labour Movement


Babu P. Remesh

On 24 April 1890, the Race Course Ground in Bombay witnessed a massive public meeting of more than 10,000 workers, organised by Narayan Meghaji Lokhande, considered the Father of Indian Trade Union Movement.

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Unsung Episodes of `Corporate Benevolence`: Chronicling the TISCO Workers` Struggles in the 1920s


Babu P Remesh

The track record of the Tatas in the field of worker welfare is widely acknowledged in the literature and the discussions on industrial harmony. There is a proliferation of prose that narrates the corporate benevolence of the Tata fraternity,

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Indentured Indian Workers` Uprising in Plantation


Babu P Remesh

Leonora in British Guyana merits a special reference in India`s labour history, being the location of the celebrated riot of indentured workers on 3 August 1869.

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Recalling the Bombay Textile Workers’ Strike, 1982


Babu P. Remesh

In the history of industrial conflicts in India, 18 January 1982 is a decisive date because it marks the commencement of an unparallelled, marathon strike of textile workers in Bombay. In the strike that continued for a year-and-a-half, about 250,000 workers of 60 mills participated.

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