Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh Explained

Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS)
Location Country: India
Abbreviation:BMS
Type:Trade Union
Status:Active
Members:6,215,797 (2002)
Founder:Dattopant Thengadi
Headquarters:New Delhi, India
Leader Title:National President (Present)
Leader Name:Hiranmany Pandya
Leader Title2:National General Secretary (Present)
Leader Name2:Ravindra Himte
Key People:C. K. Sajinarayan,
Virjesh UpadhyayMalla Jagadish Rao, Surendran, Durairaj, Hari Prasad G
Parent Organization:Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)

The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (translation: Indian Workers' Union) is a trade union in India.[1] It was founded by Dattopant Thengadi on 23 July 1955.[2]

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.[3] 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.[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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: RSS outfits grow, away from politics. https://archive.today/20141208105136/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091017/jsp/frontpage/story_11626260.jsp. dead. 8 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh contributing tremendously in protecting workers rights : Jai Ram Thakur. 2021-07-14. 5 Dariya News.
  3. http://www.labourfile.org/superAdmin/Document/113/table%201.pdf
  4. News: RSS-backed union joins trade stir against NDA government's 'anti-worker' labour laws amendments.
  5. News: Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh calls Nationwide Agitation to protest against privatization of public sector undertakings (PSUs).