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DELHI OFFICE:
120, Babur Road, New Delhi
110 001. India.
Phone:- 91-11-3315519, Fax:
91-11-3736037. Email: hms@nde.vsnl.net.in
MUMBAI OFFICE:
57 D B Pradhan Road , Hindu
Colony Dadar(E) Mumbai -400 014. India
Ph: 91-22-414436, Fax: 91-22-4102759.
E-mail:- admin@MKI.iibom.ernet.in
HMS
is an affiliate of ICFTU internationally
and of ICFTU-APRO in
Asia-Pacific
region. HMS is also a member of SARTUC - the South Asian
Regional
Trade Union Council, addressing the SAARC
Countries.
MEMBERSHIP
4.5 million workers. Female
membership is about 15%; over 2300 Trade Unions
are affiliated to HMS. Major
Unions are the Railway Trade Unions all over India,
Transport & Dock Workers
Unions in all the 10 major ports, Air India Employees, Plantations in
West Bengal and Kerala &
Tamil Nadu, Coal, Textiles, Steel and Engineering, Forest Product
workers, Chemicals, Industry,
Seafarers, Electricity etc.
Trade
Unions in India have however put up strong counter pressure
which has succeeded in Government
acknowledging the need for social safety net for those
directly affected by structural
changes. There is much need for extending the coverage of the
existing (and proposed)
safety nets and involvement of Trade Unions. We have to ensure that the
Government actually devotes
adequate resources towards social and economic security. Whether
trade unions successor not,
remains to be seen; the future is uncertain. Trade Union Unity and
independence from political
parties will go a long way in strengthening the labour movement.
There were 52016 registered
trade unions in 1990. This organized sector comprises about
12-13% of the total workforce
of about 350 million. The presence of such large unorganized sector
continues to pose the biggest
challenge to the Central TU's like HMS.
It is of paramount importance
to strengthen the trade union movement through :-