Question

3. Describe the prolonged agitation of the mill workers under Dr.Datta Samant​

Answer 1

Answer:

Dr Dattatraya Narayan Samant has tossed his spanner resolutely into the country's works. He refuses to fit into any recognisable mould or pattern, yet he has elbowed his way up to be the top mercenary of India's 70-year-old trade union movement - a youthful lion who prowls the embattled frontier between labour and capital.

Answer 2

1.The discontent among the textile mill workers was increasing due to disparity in the higher wages,better facilities and more bonus paid to the workers in the other industries.

2.The workers expected to get 20% bonus in the diwali of 1981.However ,Rashtriya Mill Mazdoor Sangh,without taking the workers into confidence ,agreed to 8% to 17% bonus.This cut in the bonus proved to be the cause of unrest.

3.Some workers approached Dr.Datta samant agreed to lead strike of workers in 65 mills.On 18th January,1982 2.5 lakh workers went on strike.

4.The strike went on for 1 year & during that period about 1.5 lakh workers became unemployed.

5.As polyester was in greater demand than cotton cloth,the sale of mill cloth was already affected.

6.The mills moved from Mumbai to surat in gujarat. The central government nationalized 13 textile mills.Appointment of arbitrators didn't help to resolve the issue.

7.In a nutshell, the strike of textile mill workers was a miserable failure.