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Which of the following was the first registered trade union of India?

Which of the following was the first registered trade union of India? Correct Answer Madras Labour Union

The correct answer is the Madras Labour Union.

  • The first clearly registered trade union is considered to be the Madras Labour Union founded by B.P. Wadia in 1918, while the first trade union federation to be set up was the All India Trade Union Congress in 1920.

Key Points

  • A trade union can be defined as an organised association of workers in a trade or profession, formed to further their rights and interests.
  • In India, Trade Unions in India are registered under the Trade Union Act (1926). 
  • In India, now there are more than 16,000 trade unions with a collective membership of around 1 crore (10 million) labourers.
  • Major Trade unions in India:-
    • All India Trade Union Congress – Communist Party of India.
    • Indian National Trade Union Congress – Indian National Congress.
    • Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh – Bharatiya Janata Party.
    • Centre for Indian Trade Unions – CPI(M).
    • Hind Mazdoor Sabha – Samajwadi Party.
    • Self Employed Women’s Association – Unaffiliated.

Related Questions

Consider the following for the dissolution of trade unions under the Trade Union Act, 1926. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
1. When a registered Trade Union is dissolved, notice of the dissolution is signed by nine members and by the Secretary of the Trade Union.
2. The notice of dissolution must be sent within ten days to the Registrar.
3. Where the dissolution of a registered Trade Union has been registered and the rules of the Trade Union donot provide forthe distribution of funds of the Trade Union on dissolution, the registrar shall divide the funds amongst the members in such manner as may be prescribed.
Which of the following statements relating to the trade unions under the Trade Unions Act, 1926 are not true?
1. Every registered trade union has to submit a half yearly return to the Registrar of Trade Unions.
2. Any person who has attained the age of eighteen can become an office bearer of the trade union.
3. Retired or retrenched employees of an organisation holding an office in a trade union shall not be construed as an outsider.
4. The number of outsiders working as office bearers in registered trade union functioning other than in an unorganised section shall be limited to eight.
Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. The Societies Registration Act, 1860 shall not apply to any registered Trade Union, and the registration of any such Trade Union under any such Act shall be void.
2. Trade Unions may be temporary or permanent.
3. Workmen means all persons employed in trade or industry whether or not in the employment of the employer with whom the trade dispute arises.
4. Every registered Trade Union shall be a body corporate by the name under which it is registered, and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire and hold both movable and immovable property and to contract, and shall by the said name sue and be sued.
Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. Registered Trade Unions are registered under Section 2(e) of the Trade Union Act, 1926.
2. Trade Disputes are defined under Section 2(g) of the Trade Union Act, 1926.
3. The Application of registration of Trade Union is covered under Section 3.
4. The Chief Labour Commissioner will issue a certificate in the prescribed format confirming the registration of Trade Union.
Considerthe following for the recognition of Trade Unions in India. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
1. It allows the members to act as a bargaining agent during different processes of collective bargaining.
2. It is similar as the registration of the Trade Union and is important when there are multiple trade unions in an establishment.
3. Section 28A of the Trade Union Act, 1926 will allow the recognition of Trade Union at the Central and State.
Consider the followingfor the Trade Union Act, 1926. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
1. This act came into force on 25th March, 1926 and helps to provide for the registration of Trade Unions.
2. Trade Unions are defined under Section 2(h) of the Act.
3. Seven or more members of the trade union can apply for the registration of the trade union under this Act.
The question given below consists of a statement, followed by three arguments numbered I, II and III. You have to decide which of the arguments is/are ‘strong' arguments and which is/are ‘weak' arguments and accordingly choose your answer from the alternatives given below each question. Statement: The United States has launched what China calls the ‘largest trade war in economic history' and in its latest move targeted another $200 billion in Chinese export goods. The US-China spat is one of several trade fights picked by the protectionist President Donald Trump as his ‘America First' agenda disrupts trade relations among traditional allies. The growing share of international trade under threat has raised the prospect the escalating trade war could harm the global economy, shrinking investments and undermining supply chains. Why? Arguments: I. Several companies - including Total and Peugeot of France, and Russia's Lukoil - have said they are preparing to exit Iran ahead of US deadlines, the last of which is November 4. II. Trump argued the original deal from 2012 was lopsided in Seoul's favour but has also clouded the issue by appearing to link trade concessions to progress in his separate track of talks with nuclear-armed North Korea. III. Meanwhile, talks among the three NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) signatories, launched after Trump demanded an overhaul of the ‘terrible deal', have snagged notably owing to the US demands to increase American content installed in duty-free autos. 
A dispute has arisen regarding admission of membership of a union which is a registered and recognised trade union. Few workers had filed a joint application for membership of that union. The application was not considered because the application was not in accordance with the procedure laid down by the union. Aggrieved by this, the workers filed a complaint before the Registrar of Trade Unionsunder Section 28 (1-A). Which one among the following is competent authority to settle the issue?
Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. The Trade Union Movement was by the workers and labour movement was for the workers.
2. The trade unions are an outcome of industrial relations and work towards raising the status of labours.
3. The organised labour is not the member of any Trade Union but are the members of Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).
4. Trade Union movement conveys a higher degree of consciousness amongst the workers than conveyed by labour movement.
Which of the following statements about the governance of trade unions in India are wrong?
1. Trade unions are primarily member driven.
2. Trade unions are financially self-sufficient.
3. Trade unions are allowed to collect political fund.
4. Trade unions have inter-union rivalry.
Select the correct answer