Labour Movement in the Modern Society : Socio Economic and Democratic Ideology

Contents: Preface. 1. Emergence of Indian Labour Movement. 2. The politics of Indian labour. 3. The problems of Agrarian Labour in India. 4. Struggle against industrial working. 5. National Movement of Union Workers. 6. Women in the Indian industry. 7. Description of Indian workers and his working culture. 8. The labouring poor and their notion of poverty. 9. Work and workers in modernizing small-scale industry. 10. Contemporary situation of labour.

"The Labour Movement is the oldest Social Movement seeking to transform society in the name of universal values, with the objective of creating a society that meets the needs and aspirations of all human beings. The Labour Movement has been inspired and organized by many different ideologies: Marxism in various interpretations, revolutionary and conservative syndicalism, Christian social doctrines, Radical Liberation Movements, and others. Each derives its values and objectives from its own traditions, but they share a common ground, which by now constitutes the culture of the mainstream." (jacket)