Contents
Executive Summary 3- Introduction 4
- Trade Unions – Roles and Structure 4
- Roles and importance of Trade Unions 4
- Types and Structure of Trade Unions 6
- State of Trade Union all over the World 9
- Trade unions in India 10
- Evolution of trade unions in India 10
- Major Trade Unions in India 11
- Trade Unions in Pakistan 12
- Evolution of trade unions in Pakistan 12
- Major Trade Unions in Pakistan 13
- Comparison of the Trade Unionism and labor legislation in India and Pakistan 14
- Industrial Restructuring and Responses of the Trade Unions 15
- Trade Union democracy 17
- Employment legislations in India and Pakistan 18
- Engagement and Dismissal 18
- Employee’s rights and Remuneration 19
- Working Hours 21
- Wages and Benefits 21
- Termination Policy 22
- Conclusion 23
- Bibliography 24
Description
Trade unions are organizations formed by the employees in a country to protect their rights and interests. The trade unions are the representatives of the labor force in an organization and initiates negotiation with the management regarding any work related issues like improvement of their work environments in an organization.
Trade unions are criticized by the public for their holding of strikes and lockout for minimal gains and are strongly opposed by bureaucratic employers and undemocratic governments who try by all means to ignore the right of association regulated by the Constitution. (Panitch & Swartz, 2003, pp. 26-28).
The assignment is based on the trade unionism in India and Pakistan- the evolution and functioning in the democratic and militant governments respectively. The comparative study of the economic reality programs and the trade union democracy and denotes the trade unions as a critical determinant of the industrial restructuring in India and Pakistan.
