Organized labour and economic liberalization: India : past, present and future
Debashish Bhattacherjee
Discussion papers (International Institute for Labour Studies), DP/105/1999, International Institute for Labour Studies
1999
Abstract
trade unionism labour movement trade union labour relations trade union role economic reform economic development trend history political aspect labour legislation trade union structure trade unionization membership trade union rights employment wages working conditions labour dispute collective bargaining regional disparity women workers public opinion future private sector public sector informal economy statistical table India
Examines the role of organized labour in India in a structural and historical context. Traces the economic, political and social effects of the trade union movement and its strategies over the period 1950-2000.