Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh

The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (translation: Indian Workers' Union) is one of the trade union organization in India.[1] It was founded by Dattopant Thengadi on 23 July 1955.

Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh
Full nameIndian Workers' Union
Native nameBharatiya Mazdoor Sangh
Founded23 July 1955 (1955-07-23)
Members6,215,797 (2002)
Head unionC. K. Sajinarayan, President
AffiliationRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Key peopleVirjesh Upadhyay, General Secretary
Office locationNew Delhi, India
CountryIndia
Websitewww.bms.org.in
BMS sticker

The BMS itself claims to have more than 10 million members. According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, the BMS had a membership of 6,215,797 in 2002.[2] The BMS is not affiliated to any International Trade Union Confederation. It is the labour wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and forms part of the Sangh Parivar.[3] It is India's largest trade union[4]

BMS protested against the anti-labour policies of the Narasimha Rao Government of the Congress, leftists supported Deve Gowda Government and Gujral Government. During the tenure of the NDA Government also which had “friends” of BMS in it, BMS had to oppose the anti-labour policies. Now in Modi Government tenure, called for nationwide movement on 10 June 2020 to protest privatization in PSUs.[5]

See also

References
  1. "RSS outfits grow, away from politics".
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  3. "RSS-backed union joins trade stir against NDA government's 'anti-worker' labour laws amendments".
  4. "India's largest trade union, Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh threatens protests over Cabinet nod to stake sale in 5 PSU insurers". The Financial Express. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  5. "Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh calls Nationwide Agitation to protest against privatization of public sector undertakings (PSUs)".


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