Indian Federation of Labour

Former trade union federation in India

Indian Federation of Labour is a federation of trade unions in India. IFL was founded in 1941 by M.N. Roy, after a split from the All India Trade Union Congress. IFL strongly supported the British war effort. Maniben Kara was a prominent IFL leader in the railways and V.B. Karnik was a prominent IFL leader amongst the dock workers.[1][2]

In 1944 IFL was widely discredited as it was revealed that the organisation had received funding from the British authorities. IFL was able to retain some influence in Bombay and maintained contacts in scattered pockets. After the war, both AITUC and IFL were recognised by the government, for the purpose of representing Indian labour in the ILO.[2]

In 1945, A.K. Pillai spoke on behalf of the Federation in London at the World Trade Union Conference.[3]

In December 1948 IFL merged into the Hind Mazdoor Sabha.[2]

## References

[edit]

* Organized labour portal

1. ^ Ornati, Oscar. Indian Trade Unions Since Independence, in Far Eastern Survey, Vol. 23, No. 8. (Aug. 1954), pp. 113-122.
2. ^ a b c Park, Richard L.. Labor and Politics in India, in Far Eastern Survey, Vol. 18, No. 16. (10 August 1949), pp. 181-187.
3. ^ . 21 February 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070221225051/http://www.etext.org/Politics/MIM/countries/panafrican/padmore1945.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2023. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States
* Israel