Presentation on

roles of Trade union &

roles of state in India

By Sushant jadhav

What is Trade union?

"Trade Union" means any combination, whether temporary or permanent, formed primarily for the purpose of regulating the relations between workmen and employers or between workmen and workmen, or between employers and employers, or for imposing restrictive conditions on the conduct of any trade or business

Trade unions are formed to protect and promote the interests of their members. Their primary function is to protect the interests of workers against discrimination and unfair labor practices.

Objecective Representation

Negotiation Voice in decisions affecting workers Education and training Legal assistance Financial discounts Welfare benefits

Role of Trade Unions

Trade union performs various role regarding the various classes of the society as follows:

A. Role towards the trade union member.B. Role toward the industrial organization.C. Role towards the Trade Union

organization.D. Role toward society.

(A)Role towards the trade union member:-

To safeguard the workers conditions and parties, education , housing, co-operative

To ensure health, safe, protect conducive work condition.

To guarantee a fair deal and social justice to workers.

To make the workers aware about their rights and duties, settle the disputes through negotiation.

(B) toward the industrial organization

To promote of interest To help in maintenance of discipline To create opportunities for workers

participation in management and to facilitate communication with management.

Maintain harmonic relationship between workers and management

(C)Role towards the Trade Union organisation

To improve financial position and improve workers network of commercial between union & its members.

To maintain strengthen, necessary records, resolve the problem.

To manage the Trade union organisation on scientific lines

To train members to assume leadership position.

(D) Role toward society:

To actively participate in the development of the programs of national development such as family planning, fore situation effective implementation apply, cooperation etc.

To enable unorganized sector to organize itself. 

The role of state in Industrial Relation in India.

Introduction: According in all industrialized developing

and underdeveloped economies steps have been taken by the State to promote a healthy growth of trade union and set up a well- organized individual relations machinery to achieve industrial peace.

The changing Role of the State Govt.

The government has played at least six roles in industrial relation in India. There are:-

i) Laissez faire: During the 19th century, the government played a

laissez faire role in industrial relations. Under laissez faire the workers and employees were left alone to manage their affairs.

ii)Paternalism: By the end of 19th century. The laissez faire role of

the government was replaced by paternalism. Thinkers like Robert, Rusin and others attracked attention of the public & the government towards the human working conditions in factories, mines and plantations. The govt. had also set up a Royal Commission on labour (1929-31)

iii)Tripartism : Tripartite form of consultants on the model of the

ILO conference. After independence several such forms were formed. The major tripartite bodies formed:-

Indian labour conference, standing labor committee, industrial committees for specific industries etc.

iv) Encouragement of voluntarism: - The government also promotes voluntarism

involving a serious of code to regular labour management relations.

These codes include codes of discipline, code of conduct and code of efficiency and welfare. Specifically the code of disciplines encourages voluntary arbitration and helps in maintaining discipline at workplace.

v) Interventions: The government also plays an interventions

role. The intervention is in the form of cancellation and adjudication the industrial dispute Act, 1947 provide such measure to intervene in industrial disputes.

vi) Employer: The government also plays the role of the

largest employer. The performance of this role influences labour policy also. Obviously the government takes into consideration the interest of public sector while framing its policy.