Trade Union Coordination Centre
Trade Union Coordination Centre is a central trade union federation in India. TUCC is politically attached to All India Forward Bloc.
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| Full name | Trade Union Coordination Centre |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1970 |
| Affiliation | WFTU |
| Key people | Probir Banerjee, President G.R. Shivashankar, General Secretary |
| Office location | New Delhi, India |
| Country | India |
| Website | tucc |
TUCC was founded in 1970.[1] Prasanta Das Gupta was the founding general secretary of TUCC.[2][3] Prior to the foundation of TUCC, the trade union leaders of the Forward Bloc had belonged to the United Trade Union Congress.[4] TUCC is mainly based in the state of West Bengal.[5]
As of 1980 TUCC claimed to have 272,229 members in 182 affiliated unions.[6] The Ministry of Labour verified 65 affiliated unions with a combined membership of 123,048.[6] As of 1995 TUCC was the smallest of the ten Central Trade Union Organisations recognised by the Indian Ministry of Labour, counting 65 affiliated unions.[7] As of 2002, TUCC had 737,760 members, out of whom 554,207 were agricultural or rural workers.[8]
As of 2013, G.R. Shivashankar was the president of TUCC.[9][10] The general secretary is Nripendra Kumar Mahto.
Krishi Shramik Union (Agricultural Labour Union) is affiliated to TUCC.[11]
TUCC is affiliated to the World Federation of Trade Unions.[12]
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