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 unionBaji Nath Rai
AffiliationIndependent
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 RSS.[3]

BMS protested against the anti-labour policies of Narasinha Rao Government of the Congress, leftists supported Deva 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 calls Nationwide movement on June 10, 2020 to protest privatization in PSUs.[4].

See also
  • Indian Trade Unions

References
  1. "RSS outfits grow, away from politics".
  2. archive
  3. "RSS-backed union joins trade stir against NDA government's 'anti-worker' labour laws amendments".
  4. "Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh calls Nationwide Agitation to protest against privatization of public sector undertakings (PSUs)".


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