Report Nineteenth Session of The All-India Trade Union Congress. Cawnpore 1942

Abstract

Includes: the proceedings. REPORT OF THE GENERAL SECRETARY: Affiliated union numbers; ASITUC office; Resolutions of the 18th session; AITUC provincial committees; Indian government invitation to a conference with labour representatives; Internal labour conference; General condition of the trade union movement; Dearness allowance; AITUC attitude to war; National Services ordinance; Hours under the Factories’ Act; Investigations into labour conditions. Statement of accounts. Amendments to the constitution. RESOLUTIONS: Recognition of trade unions and factory committees; AITUC working committee memoranda; Government inquiry committees on conditions of labour; Detainees; Restrictions on Suresh Chandra Banerjee; Budge-Budge jute workers strike; Appeal to workers during panic of war; Protective measure and compensation for war risk; National services ordinances; Ordinances of government affecting the freedom of labour; Increase in basic wages and grant of dearness allowance; War-risk bonus to Indian seamen; Resolutions regarding attitude to War – proposed but not passed. Working committee decisions. General council decisions; Resolutions of the New General Council; Affiliated unions; Members of general council; List of attendees to 19th session; AITUC constitution.