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W 1rade unlon means any comblnaLlon wheLher

Lemporary or permanenL formed prlmarlly for
Lhe purpose of regulaLlng Lhe relaLlons beLween
workmen and employers or beLween workmen
and workmen or beLween employers and
employers or for lmposlng resLrlcLlve condlLlons
on Lhe conducL of any Lrade or buslness lL
lncludes federaLlon of Lwo or more Lrade unlons
1kADL UNICNS CkGANI2A1ICNS
W All lndla 1rade unlon Congress (Al1uC)
W 8harLlya Mazdoor Sangh (8MS)
W CenLre of lndlan 1rade unlons (Cl1u)
W Plnd Mazdoor klsan anchayaL (PMk)
W Plnd Mazdoor Sabha (PMS)
W lndlan lederaLlon of lree 1rade unlons (lll1u)
W lndlan naLlonal 1rade unlon Congress (ln1uC)
W naLlonal lronL of lndlan 1rade unlons (nll1u)
W naLlonal Labor CrganlzaLlon (nLC)
W 1rade unlons CoordlnaLlon CenLre (1uCC)
W unlLed 1rade unlon Congress (u1uC)
W unlLed 1rade unlon Congress Lenln Saranl(u1uCLS)
1kADL UNICNS nIS1Ck GkCW1n
Soc|a| We|fare er|od (187S1918)
W 1he developmenL of lndusLrles led Lo largescale producLlon on Lhe one hand
and soclal evlls llke employmenL and explolLaLlon of women and chlld labour
and Lhe deplorable workable condlLlons Lhe governmenL's aLLlLude of
compleLe lndlfference ln respecL of proLecLlon of labour from such evlls on
Lhe oLher
Lar|y 1rade Un|on er|od (19181924)
W 1he lndusLrlal unresL grew up as a resulL of grave economlc dlfflculLles
creaLed by war 1he rlslng cosL of llvlng prompLed Lhe workers Lo demand
reasonable wages for whlch purpose Lhey unlLed Lo Lake resorL Lo collecLlve
acLlon
W ln 1919 Madras Labour unlon was Lhe flrsL unlon ln lndla Lo be formed and
esLabllshed by 8 vadla
eft W|ng Un|on|sm er|od (19241934)
W vlolenL and longdrawnouL sLrlkes by unlons led Lo Lhe arresL prosecuLlon
convlcLlon and lmprlsonmenL of many communlsL leaders
W 1rade unlons acL came lnLo force ln 1926
1rade Un|ons Un|ty er|od (193S1947)
W ln mldLhlrLles dlvlded labour movemenL was naLurally LhoughL
undeslrable and soon afLer Lhe flrsL spllL aLLempLs aL Lrade unlon unlLy
began Lo be made Lhrough Lhe efforLs of Lhe 8oy Croup on Lhe basls of 'a
plaLform of unlLy'
ost Independence per|od (1947to date)
W lndlan naLlonal 1rade unlon Congress (ln1uC) was founded on May 3
1947 whlch was laLer afflllaLed wlLh lnLernaLlonal 1rade unlon
ConfederaLlon (l1uC)
1kADL UNICNS AC11926
W 1o provlde for Lhe reglsLraLlon of Lrade unlons and Lo
deflne laws relaLlng Lo Lhe reglsLer Lrade unlons
W LxLends Lo Lhe whole of lndla
W ueflnes Lrade unlons as 'any comblnaLlon wheLher
Lemporary or permanenL formed
prlmarlly for Lhe purpose of regulaLlng Lhe relaLlons
beLween workmen and employers for
lmposlng resLrlcLlve condlLlons on Lhe conducL of any
Lrade or buslness and lncludes any
federaLlon of Lwo or more Lrade unlons'
kLGIS1kA1ICN CI 1kADL UNICNS
W Any seven or more members of a 1radeunlon may
apply for reglsLraLlon of 1rade unlon under Lhls AcL
however
W no Lrade unlon of workmen shall be reglsLered unless
aL leasL Len percenL or one hundred of Lhe workmen
whlchever ls less engaged or employed ln Lhe
lndusLry wlLh whlch lL ls connecLed are Lhe members
of such a Lrade unlon on Lhe daLe of Lhe appllcaLlon
for reglsLraLlon
AICA1ICN ICk kLGIS1kA1ICN
W Lvery appllcaLlon for reglsLraLlon of a 1rade unlon shall
be made Lo Lhe 8eglsLrar and shall be accompanled by
a copy of Lhe rules of Lhe 1rade unlon and a sLaLemenL
of Lhe followlng parLlculars namely
l Lhe names occupaLlons and address of Lhe members
maklng appllcaLlon
ll Lhe name of Lhe 1rade unlon and Lhe address of lLs
head offlce
lll Lhe LlLles names ages addresses and occupaLlons of
Lhe offlcebearers of Lhe 1rade unlon
W Jhere a 1rade unlon has been ln exlsLence for more
Lhan one year before Lhe maklng of an appllcaLlon for
lLs reglsLraLlon Lhere shall be dellvered Lo Lhe 8eglsLrar
LogeLher wlLh Lhe appllcaLlon a general sLaLemenL of
Lhe asseLs and llablllLles of Lhe 1rade unlon prepared ln
such form and conLalnlng such parLlculars as may be
prescrlbed
W Jhere an appllcaLlon has been made for Lhe
reglsLraLlon of a 1rade unlon such appllcaLlon shall noL
be deemed Lo have become lnvalld merely by reason of
Lhe facL LhaL aL any Llme afLer Lhe daLe of Lhe
appllcaLlon buL before Lhe reglsLraLlon of Lhe 1rade
unlon some of Lhe appllcanLs buL noL exceedlng half
of Lhe LoLal number of persons who made Lhe
appllcaLlon have ceased Lo be members of Lhe 1rade
unlon
kIGn1S AND IA8II1ILS
CI kLGIS1LkLD 1kADL
UNICNS
Lvery reg|stered 1rade Un|on sha|| ma|nta|n the fo||ow|ng
books reg|sters to fac|||tate the aud|t of |ts
accounts {5ection 17 18 20)
W 8eglsLer of membershlp subscrlpLlon ln lC8ML(1u)
W 8eglsLer of recelpLs dlsbursemenL of Lhe general fund
accounL
W MlnuLes book Lo record Lhe proceedlng of all meeLlngs
W 8eglsLer of sLocks Lools planL Lo show Lhe furnlLure
flLLlng and valuable documenLs relaLlng Lo Lhe
lmmovable properLy of Lhe unlon
W Machlne numbered subscrlpLlon recelpL book
W 8eglsLer of recelpLs and dlsbursemenL for Lhe pollLlcal
fund (lf exlsLs)
W A flle of vouchers
W 1he annual audlL of Lhe accounLs of any reglsLered 1rade unlon
or ollLlcal fund shall be conducLed by an audlLor auLhorlzed Lo
audlL Lhe accounLs of companles under secLlon 144(1) of Lhe
lndlan companles AcL 1913Any documenL ln Lhe possesslon of
Lhe 8eglsLrar recelved from a reglsLered 1rade unlon may be
lnspecLed by any member of Lhe unlon on paymenL of a fee of
annas elghL for each documenL lnspecLed
W 1he 8eglsLrar may supply a copy of any documenL Lo a reglsLered
1rade unlon or a member Lhereof on paymenL of annas slx for
every hundred words or fracLlonal parL Lhereof
W 1he reglsLer of 1rade unlon shall be open Lo lnspecLlon by any
person on paymenL of a fee of annas elghL
W A reglsLered 1rade unlon may consLlLuLe a separaLe fund from
conLrlbuLlon separaLely levled for or made Lo LhaL fund from
whlch paymenLs may be made for Lhe promoLlon of Lhe clvlc and
pollLlcal lnLeresLs of lLs members
W 1rade unlons may consLlLuLe separaLe fund for pollLlcal purpose
as well as general fund
W Ceneral fund shall be spenL on Lhe paymenL of salarles
allowances of offlce bearers for admlnlsLraLlon of 1rade unlon
lncludlng audlL of accounL for defense of any legal proceedlng or
conducL of 1rade dlspuLes for compensaLlon of members for
loss arlslng ouL of 1radedlspuLes allowances Lo members
lndependenLs on accounL of deaLh old age slckness accldenLs
or unemploymenL on pollcles of assurance on Lhe llves of
members for provlslons of educaLlonal soclal or rellglous
beneflLs for members erlodlcal publlshed malnly for dlscusslng
quesLlons affecLlng employers or workers eLc
W ollLlcal fund shall be spenL on Lhe prospecLlve conclllaLe for
elecLlon as a member of any leglslaLlve body holdlng of any
pollLlcal meeLlng dlsLrlbuLlon of any llLeraLure malnLenance of
any person who ls member of leglslaLlve body reglsLraLlon of
elecLors eLc
kL1UkNS
W 1here shall be senL annually Lo Lhe 8eglsLrar on or before such daLe as
may be prescrlbed a general sLaLemenL audlLed ln Lhe prescrlbed
manner of all recelpLs and expendlLure of every reglsLered 1rade
unlon durlng Lhe year endlng on Lhe 31sL day of uecember nexL
precedlng such prescrlbed daLe and of Lhe asseLs and llablllLles of Lhe
1rade unlon exlsLlng on such 31sL day of uecember 1he sLaLemenL
shall be prepared ln such form and shall comprlse such parLlculars as
may be prescrlbed
W 1ogeLher wlLh Lhe general sLaLemenL Lhere shall be senL Lo Lhe
8eglsLrar a sLaLemenL showlng changes of offlcebearers made by
Lhe 1rade unlon durlng Lhe year Lo whlch Lhe general sLaLemenL
refers LogeLher also wlLh a copy of Lhe rules of Lhe 1rade unlon
correcLed upLo Lhe daLe of Lhe despaLch Lhereof Lo Lhe 8eglsLrar
IAIUkL 1C SU8MI1 kL1UkNS
W lf defaulL ls made on Lhe parL of any reglsLered 1rade unlon ln
glvlng any noLlce or sendlng any sLaLemenL or oLher documenL
as requlred by or under any provlslon of Lhls AcL every offlce
bearer or lf Lhere ls no such offlcebearer or person every
member of Lhe execuLlve of Lhe 1rade unlon shall be punlshable
wlLh flne whlch may exLend Lo flve rupees and ln Lhe case of a
conLlnulng defaulL wlLh an addlLlonal flne whlch may exLend Lo
flve rupees for each week afLer Lhe flrsL durlng whlch Lhe defaulL
conLlnues
W Any person who wllfully makes or causes Lo be made any false
enLry ln or any omlsslon from Lhe general sLaLemenL requlred
shall be punlshable wlLh flne