Q15. The Trade Disputes Act of 1929 provided for
a) the participation of the workers in the management of industries
b) arbitrary powers to the management to quell industrial disputes
c) an intervention by British Court in the event of a trade dispute
d) a system of tribunals and a ban on strikes
The correct answer is Option 4.
- The Trade Disputes Act of 1929
- It established a tribunal system and prohibited strikes.
- The main purpose of the Trade Disputes Act of 1929 was to establish procedures for the formation of Courts of Inquiry and Boards of Conciliation.
- The Trade Disputes Act of 1929 also prohibited unannounced strikes or lockouts in public utility services. Hence, Option 4 is correct.
- The Working Men’s Club, founded in 1870 by Sasipada Banerjee, was the first labour organisation. It was established in Kolkata.
- B.P. Wadia founded the Chennai Labour Union in 1918.
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