Question

Dr. Datta Samant established first trade union in the year 1884. (Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentence.)

Answer 1

No, this statement is not correct

1. Dr Datta Samant did not establish the first trade union in India in 1884.

Dr Datta is known for leading 200-300 thousands workers of Mumbai Mill in 1982.

He also led a one-year long strike for not fulfilling the demands of the workers and which resulted in the closure of many Bombay mills later.  

2. The first trade union was set up by B.P Wadia, the Madras Trade Union in 1920.