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2. Labour Movement in Tamilnadu
a) Highlight the factors that caused the
birth of Trade Union Movement in
Madras.
b) Identify the three prominent persons
associated with the Madras Labour
Union.
c) Where was the first conference of All
India Trade Union Congress held?
d) Who organised the first ever celebration
of May Day in Madras and which year?
Answers
Answer:
a)Veeraraghavan paints a detailed portrait of the life of workers in colonial Madras in the inter-War years and places labour history in the broader context of the freedom movement.
b)Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Bahman Pestonji Wadia or Bomanji Pestonji Wadia (BP Wadia, B.P. ... Kalyanasundaram Mudaliar, Wadia founded the Madras Labour Union, one of India's first organised labour unions. In 1903 he joined the TS in Mumbai and moved to Adyar in 1908.
c)Out of 97 strikes during July to December 1920, only 31 ended in failure. In all other cases there were successes to some extent. It was in this heroic background that the preparations began in July 16, 1920 when a convention was held in Bombay which decided “to hold All India Trade Union Congress in Bombay
d)The first celebration in India was organized in Madras (now Chennai) by the Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan on 1 May 1923. This was also the first time the red flag was used in India. The party leader Singaravelu Chettiar made arrangements to celebrate May Day in two places in 1923.
Related to: May Day; Labour Day
Next time: 1 May 2021
Date: 1 May
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