Indian National Mineworkers' Federation Explained

The Indian National Mineworkers' Federation (INMF) is a trade union representing miners in India.

History

The union was founded in 1949 on the initiative of the Indian National Trade Union Congress, bringing together numerous regional unions of miners.^[1] It grew steadily, having 150,000 members by 1960,^[2] and 351,000 by 1997, at which time the federation had 139 affiliated unions.^[3]

By 2017, the union represented 40% of the workers for Coal India.^[4]

Leadership

General Secretaries

c.1960: Kanti Mehta

1980s: Sudhendu Das Gupta

c.1990: Bindeshwari Dubey

c.2000: S. Q. Zama

Lalan Choubey

Presidents

1952: Michael John

1970s: Kanti Mehta

1980s: Bindeshwari Dubey

1990s: Sudhendu Das Gupta

c.2000: [Chandra Shekhar Dubey] Ex MP

Notes and References

1. Indian Labour Journal . 1974 . 15 . 1 - 6 . 384.
2. Book: Goldberg . Arthur . Directory of International Trade Union Organizations . 1960 . United States Department of Labour . Washington DC . 10.1 - 10.16.
3. Book: The Far East and Australasia . 1998 . Europa Publications . 1857430387 . 382.
4. News: Rakshit . Avishek . Coal India's trade unions in pursuit of global exposure . 21 October 2019 . Business Standard . 17 June 2017.