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    S. A. Dange on Mundhra Affair
    (All-India Trade Union Congress, 1958) Dange, Shripad Amrit
    AITUC general secretary’s speech to parliament on the Mundhra Affair, as well as resolutions on the Chagla report.
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    Strengthen united action : Report of Brother Louis Saillant, General Secretary of the World Federation of Trade Unions at the Third World Trade Union Congress. Vienna, October 10-21, 1953. Trade Union Publication Series No. 3
    (All-India Trade Union Congress, 1953) Saillant, Louis
    The report outlines how the WFTU was formed, and what it does. It has the following chapters: Report of the activity of the WFTU and the tasks arising for the trade unions in strengthening united action of the workers in the fight for the improvement of their living standards and in defence of peace; The important changes which have taken place in the international situation; Record of the Marshall policy, record of poverty for the workers (Higher cost of living; Higher taxes; Lack of full employment, more unemployment; The super-exploitation of the workers and increased capitalist profits; The rich get richer and the poor get poorer); The progress of the workers’ struggles for their demands and the irresistible upsurge of their unity of action; The exemplary economic and social development in the socialist camp; A new aspect of the struggles of the workers on an international level – The defence of social security; The WFTU and UNO; The need to defend, consolidate and extend trade union rights and to ensure democracy throughout the trade unions; The importance of well-directed trade union work on the question of wages and against unemployment; The fight for peace, the decisive task for all trade union organisations; To achieve unity of action among the workers and pave the way for trade union unity is the basic task of the WFTU; International solidarity – The basis of all activities of the WFTU.
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    Report on Bombay Motor Transport Workers
    (All-India Trade Union Congress, 1954) B. Buch, Madhubhai
    The 1953 or 1954 (?) report looks at the nature of the Bombay transport industry, recent changes and current working conditions, and outlines union demands.
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    Forced labour in India : Trade Union Publication Series No. 4
    (All-India Trade Union Congress, 1954) Chitnis, G. V.
    The booklet looks at the ‘forced labour’ situation in India in 1954, repudiating the findings of the Ad-hoc Committee on forced labour (headed by Sir Ramaswamy Mudalair) appointed by the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that there were no forced labour camps in India. While forced labour has been banned under Indian law, this law has been delayed, and is not enforced in many areas. The booklet looks at forced labour in agriculture, forest areas, industry, plantations, mines, other industries, and Gorakhpuri labour; it also looks at reasons for, and worker and state action against forced labour.
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    Capital and Labour in the Jute Industry
    (All-India Trade Union Congress, 1953) Gupta, Indrajit
    A report to the 1952 AITUC convention in Calcutta, the booklet is primarily an attempt to look at the main problems facing workers and trade union organisers not only in the jute industry, but in a number of important industries.
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    Papers for the Working Committee Meeting Delhi: 8-9 August 1959
    (All-India Trade Union Congress, 1959) All-India Trade Union Congress
    Includes AITUC’s views on government’s memoranda on industrial relations
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    Defence Industry in India
    (All-India Trade Union Congress, 1956) Krishna, G. S.
    The report looks at the production and labour history of the defence industry in India up to 1955, with a particular focus on the years between about 1946 to 1955, looking at production in the following broad sectors: Engineering; Metallurgical; Optical; Explosive; Leather and clothing (textiles); Transport; Building and roads. It looks at workers’ conditions, union organisation, struggles and strikes, political developments, and argues for a strong union presence in the industry.
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    On Rationalisation : Report submitted to the General Council of the All-India Trade Union Congress . November 14-18, 1954. (Revised and brought up-to-date)
    (All-India Trade Union Congress, 1954) Panikkar, K. B.
    The report states that rationalisation has become an all-out employer offensive, with government support, on workers across the board. Rationalisation, as defined, will result in widespread job losses. Subchapters include: Rationalisation in the textile industry (Madras, Kanpur, Bombay, Solapur, West Bengal, Baroda, Ahmedabad); Rationalisation in the jute industry (Work load, accidents); Rationalisation in other industries and centres; Not for increased production; Not helpful to industrial development; Question of rehabilitation; No benefit to the customer; A progressive step?; Consequences of rationalisation; Workers’ resistance; repercussion on wage level; Rationalise managements; Futility of projects; Unite to oppose rationalisation.
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    Report of The All-Hyderabad Trade Union Congress : Presented by Dr. Raj Bahudur Gour, M.P. to the Second Session of the AITUC (April 11-13, 1954.). Trade Union Publication Series No. 11
    (All-India Trade Union Congress, 1954) All-India Trade Union Congress
    The Hyderabad report to the Second Session of the AITUC in 1954 deals with the years 1951-54. The period has been one of deepening economic crisis and growing unemployment, signifying the failure of government policies. It contains the following sections: Growing unemployment; Industrial collapse; Rationalisation and workload; Absenteeism – Workers’ device to snatch some leisure; Corruption and waste; More accidents – Result of increased workload and corruption; Victimisation and attack on trade-union rights; Repression on the working class; Low wages and high costs of living; Fiasco of government policies; Struggles and achievements of the working class; Cement; Gold workers’ struggles; Coalminers’ struggles; Cotton textiles; Road transport; Municipalities; Cigarette workers’ achievements; Bidi workers’ struggles; Civil supplies employees; PWD employees; Chemical group; Shops and establishments; The labour department and its activities; General struggles and observance of days; Main problems facing the workers; Problems of social security; Provident fund; Deteriorating health; Housing; Fight for linguistic states; The fight for peace and against the American threat of enslavement; and Broad lessons for unity, organization and struggle.