INDUSTRIES

LABOUR ORGANISATION

Labour Organization: The district can generally be regarded as industrially backward and the existing industrial development is insufficient to provide any scope for the development of trade unionism. The sugar industry in Ahmadnagar district is a newly organized industry which developed mainly after the Second World War. The other organized industries in the district are cotton textile and bidi-making. Though trade unionism is conditioned by the degree of industrialization, Ahmadnagar does not provide, as stated above, a congenial ground for the growth of trade unionism. Consequently industrial disputes were very few and far between in the district. The Bombay Industrial Relations Act of 1946 which regulates the relations between employers and employees in certain industries is applicable to cotton textile industry, silk textile industry, textile processing, electricity generation and supply, and banking in Ahmadnagar district.

The following unions are registered as representative unions in Ahmadnagar district under the Bombay Industrial Relations Act of 1946: —

Name of the Representative Union

Area (Taluka)

Industry

(1) Sakhar Kamgar Sabha, Shrirampur.

Shrirampur

Sugar

(2) Kopargaon Taluka Sakhar Kamgar Sabha, Sakharwadi.

Kopargaon

Sugar

(3) Shrigonda Taluka Sakhar Kamgar Union, Maliwada.

Shrigonda

Sugar

(4) Rashtriya Sakhar Kamgar Union, Rahuri.

Rahuri

Sugar

Name of the Representative Union

Area (Taluka)

Industry

(5) Rashtriya Sakhar Kamgar Union, Sangamner.

Sangamner

Sugar

(6) Ahmadnagar District Co-operative Employees' Union, Ahmadnagar.

(i) Ahmadnagar

Banking

(ii) Akola

(iii) Sangamner

(iV) Pathardi

(v) Jamkhed

(vi) Nevasa

(vii) Shrigonda

(viii) Shrirampur

Since Independence trade unions have rendered useful service in safeguarding and fostering the interests of the workers. The trade activity in the district is confined mainly to the sugar and textile industries. Since the enactment of the Industrial Disputes Act of 1947 by the Government of India, the relations between the industrial employees and employers have been properly regulated. Besides, the enactment of Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 and the Employees Provident Fund Act, 1952 have facilitated the industrial labourers with the medical and old age facilities, respectively.

In Ahmadnagar district there were 65 registered trade unions with a membership of 23,444 by the end of December 1968.

Table No. 7 shows the details of the industrial disputes, number of work people involved and number of working days lost in Ahmadnagar district.

TABLE No. 7—DETAILS OF INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES IN AHMADNAGAR DISTRICT

Year

Locality

Number of industrial disputes

Number of workpeople involved

Number of working days lost

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

1943

Ahmadnagar

1

45

45

Tilaknagar

1

76

125

Kopargaon

1

125

375

Belapur Road

1

150

425

1944

Kopargaon

1

27

68

Belapur

1

200

600

1945

Ahmadnagar

2

2,324

74,438

Tilaknagar

1

1,810

8,812

1946

Ahmadnagar

1

200

600

Sangamner

1

46

299

Kanhegaon

1

10,190

20,380

TABLE No. 7—contd.

Year

Locality

Number of industrial disputes

Number of workpeople involved

Number of working days lost

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

1947

Belapur

2

1,148

7,898

Ahmadnagar

2

458

956

Kanhegaon

1

746

1,172

Sawa

1

627

2,822

Shevgaon

1

35

70

1948

Belapur

1

1,100

10,508

Shrirampur

1

13

26

Tilaknagar

1

40

80

1949

Ahmadnagar

3

131

426

Kopargaon

1

45

180

Tilaknagar

1

3,000

12,000

1950

Kanhegaon

1

25

25

Kopargaon

1

45

315

Tilaknagar

1

2,000

75,007

1951

Ahmadnagar

1

38

898

Belvandi

1

158

150

1952

Ahmadnagar

1

50

350

Tilaknagar

1

430

161

1954

Ahmadnagar

1

75

75

Wamboli

1

12

36

Tilaknagar

1

450

8,100

1955

Sangamner

1

54

1,557

1958

Ahmadnagar

3

623

1,827

1959

Ahmadnagar

3

557

530

1960

Ahmadnagar

1

287

1,148

Kopargaon

1

60

60

Shrirampur

1

150

150

1961

Ahmadnagar

3

117

326

1962

Ahmadnagar

2

785

2,763

Sangamner

2

338

1,442

Chandgaon

1

403

1,209

1963

Sakharwadi

1

83

83

Sangamner

3

11,031

25,412

Sonai

1

35

75

1964

Ahmadnagar

2

1,042

5,426

Sonai

5

11,787

71,244

Ashoknagar

1

223

446

Pravaranagar

1

1,147

860

1965

Ahmadnagar

2

2,936

5,681

Sangamner

1

82

183

1966

Ahmadnagar

3

1,040

2,035

Khanapur

1

40

80

Kopargaon

1

100

600

Rahata

1

99

198

TABLE No. 7—contd.

Year

Locality

Number of industrial disputes

Number of workpeople involved

Number of working days lost

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

 

Sangamner

2

1,384

10,844

Shirgaon

1

100

1,100

Shrigonda

1

10

10

Shrirampur

5

657

2,344

1967

Ahmadnagar

2

21,733

40,928

Bhingar

1

341

1,705

Kopargaon

1

16

208

Sangamner

2

3,037

3,037

Shrirampur

3

174

1,184

1968

Ahmadnagar

7

6,710

9,109

Kopargaon

1

94

582

Pravaranagar

1

113

1,007

Rahuri

1

82

246

Sablevihir

1

107

214

Sangamner

2

188

511

Shirwar

1

67

67

Shrirampur

1

200

400

Telekhunt

1

25

175

At present (February 1971) there are fifty registered trade unions in Ahmadnagar district. The information regarding the category of union, membership, income and expenditure, assets and liabilities in respect of 32 unions is given in table No. 8.

TABLE No. 8—TRADE UNIONS IN AHMADNAGAR DISTRICT ENDING FEBRUARY 1971

Name of Union

Membership

Income

Expenditure

Assets

Liabilities

Rs.

Rs.

Rs.

Rs.

1. Ahmadnagar Jilha Shet Mazdoor Union, Ahmadnagar.

725

8,012

7,997

47

47

2. Sugarcane Cutting and Transport Workers' Union, Haregaon, Shrirampur.

436

654

564

100

100

3. State Farms Staff Association, Shrirampur.

66

1,813

135

7,201

7,201

4. Kopargaon Taluka Sakhar Kamgar Sabha, Sakhar-wadi.

5,688

1,59,677

6,658

1,80,685

1,80,685

TABLE No. 8—contd.

Name of Union

Membership

Income

Expenditure

Assets

Liabilities

Rs.

Rs.

Rs.

Rs.

5. Shrigonda Taluka Sakhar Kamgar Union, Ahmadnagar.

315

3,886

4,004

4,427

4,427

6. Bidi Kamgar Union, Ahmadnagar.

909

6,416

3,139

9,036

9,036

7. Sangamner-Akola Taluka Kamgar Union, Sangam-ner.

3,185

9,581

15,187

60,457

60,457

8. Sangamner-Akola Taluka Bidi Kamgar Sangh, Akola.

811

5,017

5,522

80

80

9. Rashtriya Sakhar Kamgar Union, Sangamner.

114

358

138

262

262

10. Bidi Nokar Label Kamgar Sangh, Sangamner.

280

1,812

1,619

218

218

11. Lal Bavta Hatmag Kamgar Union, Ahmadnagar.

145

618

750

60

60

12. Shrirampur Taluka Spinning and Weaving Industries Labour Union, Shrirampur.

147

304

129

395

395

13. Sahakari Sanstha Sevak Sangh, Pathardi.

120

934

997

80

80

14. Engineering Mazdoor Sangh, Shrirampur.

464

983

956

39

39

15. Jawahar Engineering Workers' Union, Shrirampur.

80

472

351

330

330

16. Ahmadnagar District Co-operative Bank Employees' Union, Ahmadnagar.

409

3,475

2,954

3,231

3,231

17. Ahmadnagar Jilha Sahakari Society Sevak Sangh, Ahmadnagar.

59

346

382

365

365

18. Ahmadnagar Jilha Gram Panchayat Secretary Union, Ahmadnagar.

134

526

192

1,335

1,335

19. Ahmadnagar District General Workers' Union, Ahmadnagar.

354

2,307

2,385

1,513

1,513

20. Kopargaon Taluka Sarva Kamgar Sabha.

71

226

75

462

462

21. Rahuri Taluka General Workers' Union, Rahuri.

60

103

25

25

25

22. Sangamner-Akola Taluka General Kamgar Union.

287

478

110

347

347

TABLE No. 8—contd.

Name of Union

Membership

Income

Expenditure

Assets

Liabilities

Rs.

Rs.

Rs.

Rs.

23. The ASC 58 Supply Platoon Mazdoor Union, Ahmadnagar.

19

57

58

3

3

24. Ahmadnagar Jilha Raste, Imarat va Patbandhare Kamgar Union, Ahmadnagar.

458

4,164

4,903

3,450

3,450

25. Civilian Employees' Union, Ahmadnagar.

283

3,298

2,978

818

818

26. Ahmadnagar District Local Board Staff Union, Ahmadnagar.

304

1,803

3,307

788

788

27. Belapur Grampanchayat Kamgar Union, Belapur.

29

89

232

146

146

28. Sangamner Municipal Servants' Union, Sangamner.

124

535

2

1,209

1,209

29. Shaharpalika Kamgar Union, Ahmadnagar.

493

3,044

2,341

1,473

1,473

30. Municipal Kamgar Union, Kopargaon.

124

760

763

118

118

31. Ahmadnagar Zilla Local Board Kamgar Sangh, Ahmadnagar.

20

66

14

2,254

2,254

32. Ahmadnagar Zilla Grampanchayat Kamgar Union, Ahmadnagar.

321

806

841

103

103

Under the provisions of the Labour Welfare Fund Act of 1963, labour welfare is promoted through the Maharashtra Labour Welfare Board. The Board took over the management of labour welfare centres in Ahmadnagar district alongwith other centres in Maharashtra. The activities conducted by such centres include community and social education, health, games and sports, entertainment, etc.

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