National Union of Workers (Sri Lanka)

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Political party in Sri Lanka

National Union of Workers

தொழிலாளர் தேசிய சங்கம்
කම්කරු ජාතික සංගමය

Leader| Palani Digambaran
Founding Member| V. K. Vellayan
General Secretary| S. Philip
Financial Secretary| J.M.Sebastian
Founded|

* V.K.Veellayan (1 May 1965)
* C.V.Veluppillai

Headquarters| 187, Dimbulla Road, Hatton

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The National Union of Workers (NUW) ( Tamil: தொழிலாளர் தேசிய சங்கம், romanized: Toḻilāḷar Tēciya Caṅkam; Sinhala: කම්කරු ජාතික සංගමය, romanized: Kamkaru Jātika Saṁgamaya) is an active trade union in the tea plantations in Sri Lanka. The NUW was established in 1965 by V. K. Vellayan, his colleague with the most effective labour force in the tea plantation in Sri Lanka.

Earlier ages of NUW V.K. Vellayan known as peoples leader and commonly VK. He make leaders of the NUW as a labourer of tea estates and also members of the NUW. VK made enthusiastic leadership corrector such as P.V. Kandiah Known as PVK (1 May 1965 to 5 October 2005), Aiyadorai known as mattalai Rohini, Perumal, and Punniya Moorthi. These leaders are gained from estates and VK thought them trade union politice, Leadership and Management and made them as successor in trade union politics in upcountry.

In age of VK's period the NUW gain as leading trade union in Sri Lanka and it had nearly five hundred thousand of member and marched historical labour revolution in the tea plantations in Sri Lanka. VK identified that the Employment provident fund (EPF) is different from the service gratuity. He note this point to the Labour Department and filed a case at supreme court and he won for the voices of laborers.

Aftermath VK's era the NUW fallen it decrees of members. In this time p. Thigambaram elected as President of this Trade Union. He selected for Central Provincial Council from Nuwaraeliya District with Vice Leader M. Udayakumar.

In 2010 parliamentary elections, P. Thigambaram selected for Parliament of Sri Lanka for Nuwaraeliya District. Later in 2015 General Election Mr. P Thigambaram selected to the Parliament with absolute majority in Nuwaraeliya District with M. Thilakarajah who is known as a poet and social activist in Malayagam (Sri Lankan Hill Country). This victory made P. Thigambaram as a Cabinet Minister in Sri Lanka and his voice for the Plantation community is highly appreciated by the youths and social activist.

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Political parties in Sri Lanka

Major parties|

* SLPFA
* Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
* Ceylon Workers' Congress
* Desha Vimukthi Janatha Pakshaya
* Eelam People's Democratic Party
* Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
* Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal
* United National Party

* SJB
* All Ceylon Makkal Congress
* Jathika Hela Urumaya
* New Lanka Freedom Party
* Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
* Tamil Progressive Alliance
* Democratic People's Front
* National Union of Workers
* Up-Country People's Front

Third parties|

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* FPA
* Sri Lanka Freedom Party
* Freedom People's Congress
* Freedom People's Front
* Supreme Lanka Coalition
* Communist Party of Sri Lanka
* Democratic Left Front
* Jathika Nidahas Peramuna
* Lanka Sama Samaja Party
* Our Power of People's Party
* Pivithuru Hela Urumaya

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Smaller|

* TNA
* Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
* DTNA
* People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (Democratic People's Liberation Front)
* Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization
* NPP
* Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
* TNPF
* All Ceylon Tamil Congress
* National Congress
* Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya
* Tamil People's National Alliance

Others outside parliament|

* Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna
* Bodu Jana Peramuna
* Ceylon Communist Party (Maoist)
* Ceylon Democratic Unity Alliance
* Crusaders for Democracy
* Democratic Party
* Democratic United National Front
* Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front
* Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (Padmanaba)
* Frontline Socialist Party
* Janatha Sevaka Pakshaya
* Lanka Sama Samaja Party (Alternative Group)
* Liberal Democratic Party
* Mawbima Janatha Pakshaya
* Motherland People's Party
* National Democratic Movement
* Nava Sama Samaja Party
* New Democratic Party
* New Democratic Front
* New Sinhala Heritage
* People's Tamil Congress
* Revolutionary Workers Party
* Social Democratic Party
* Socialist Equality Party
* Socialist Party
* Sri Lanka Labour Party
* United Citizen’s Front
* United Socialist Party

Former political parties|

* All Ceylon Islamic United Front
* All Ceylon Malay Political Union
* Aziz Democratic Workers Congress
* Bolshevik Samasamaja Party
* Buddhist Republican Party
* Ceylon Labour Party
* Ceylon National Congress
* Jathika Vimukthi Peramuna
* Lanka Democratic Party
* Lanka Mahajana Sabha
* Lanka Sama Samaja Party (Revolutionary)
* People's Front of Liberation Tigers
* Sinhala Maha Sabha
* Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party
* Sri Lanka Sama Samaja Party
* United Lanka Congress
* Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party

Former political alliances|

* SLFP-led alliances
* Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (1956–1957)
* United Front (1968–1977)
* People's Alliance (1994–2004)
* United People's Freedom Alliance (2004–2019)
* Joint Opposition (2015–2018)
* UNP-led alliances
* United National Front (2001–2020)
* Democratic National Alliance
* Left Liberation Front
* National Unity Alliance
* Socialist Alliance
* Tamil National Liberation Alliance

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