Centre of Indian Trade Unions
Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) is a national level trade union in India. The Centre of Indian Trade Unions is today one of biggest assemblies of workers and classes of India. It has strong presence in the Indian state of Tripura besides a good presence in West Bengal, Kerala and Kanpur. They have an average presence in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
Centre of Indian Trade Unions | |
| Founded | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
| Location | |
Members | 6,200,000[1] |
General Secretary | Tapan Sen |
Key people | K. Hemalata , President M. Saibabu, Treasurer |
| Affiliations | WFTU |
| Website | www.citucentre.org |
CITU has a membership of approximately 6,200,000 in 2023.[2]
Tapan Kumar Sen is the General Secretary and K. Hemalata is the president of CITU. Hemalata was the first woman president of CITU, who was elected after A. K. Padmanabhan.[3] It runs a monthly organ named WORKING CLASS.
CITU is affiliated to the World Federation of Trade Unions.[4]
History of CITU Conferences edit
| Dates | Details | President | General Secretary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28-30 May, 1970 | Foundation Conference Calcutta | Bhalchandra Trimbak Ranadive | P. Ramamurthi |
| 18-22 Apr, 1973 | 2nd CITU Conference Ernakulam | ||
| 21-25 May, 1975 | 3rd CITU Conference Mumbai | ||
| 11-15 Apr, 1979 | 4th CITU Conference Chennai | ||
| 13-17 Apr, 1983 | 5th CITU Conference Kanpur | Samar Mukherjee | |
| 18-22 May, 1987 | 6th CITU Conference Mumbai | ||
| 13-17 Feb, 1991 | 7th CITU Conference Calcutta | E. Balanandan | Madhukat Kashinath Pandhe |
| 3-7 Mar, 1994 | 8th CITU Conference Patna | ||
| 21-26 Apr, 1997 | 9th CITU Conference Kochi | ||
| 27-30 Dec, 2000 | 10th CITU Conference Hyderabad | ||
| 9-14 Dec, 2003 | 11th CITU Conference Chennai | Madhukat Kashinath Pandhe | Chittabrata Majumdar |
| 17-21 Jan, 2007 | 12th CITU Conference Bengaluru | ||
| 17-21 Mar, 2010 | 13th CITU Conference Chandigarh | A.K. Padmanabhan | Tapan Kumar Sen |
| 4-8 Apr, 2013 | 14th CITU Conference Kannur[5] | ||
| 26-30 Nov, 2016 | 15th CITU Conference Puri | Kandikuppa Hemalata | |
| 23-27 Jan, 2020 | 16th CITU Conference | ||
| 18-22 Jan, 2023 | 17th CITU Conference Bengaluru |
References edit
- ^ "17th All India Conference of CITU began with a rousing reception to the working class and their representatives. 1,500 delegates representing around 62 lakh members from 25 states and union territories and representatives of fraternal organisations are attending the conference". 20 January 2022.
- ^ "17th All India Conference of CITU began with a rousing reception to the working class and their representatives. 1,500 delegates representing around 62 lakh members from 25 states and union territories and representatives of fraternal organisations are attending the conference". 20 January 2022.
- ^ Pioneer, The. "A first: Woman elected CITU president". The Pioneer. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ World Federation of Trade Unions. Indian Trade Union Delegation visits Venezuelan Embassy in New Delhi
- ^ "A.K. Padmanabhan re-elected CITU chief". The Hindu. 9 April 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
External links edit
- Official website
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