DOCUMENTARY SOURCES OF LABOUR HISTORY IN TAMIL NADU: Recent submissions

  • Memorandum of Settlement - 1977 
    Unknown author (1977)
    Terms of the settlement include revision of basic pay (mentioned in Annexure A), HRA set at Rs. 60 per month, conveyance allowance at Rs. 40 per month, provision of milk and vitamin tablets to certain workmen, medical ...
  • Memorandum of Settlement - 1981 
    Unknown author (1981)
    Terms of the settlement include increased basic rate of wages and revised pay scales (in Annexure A), conveyance allowance increased to Rs. 50 per month, HRA enhanced to Rs. 70 per month, long service award introduced for ...
  • Memorandum of Settlement - 1985 
    Unknown author (1985)
    Terms of the settlement include revision of pay scales and basic rates of wages (Annexure A), HRA enhanced to Rs. 110 per month, conveyance allowance to remain the same as per the 1981 settlement, Rs. 6000 set as a retirement ...
  • Memorandum of Settlement - 1989 
    Unknown author (1989)
    Terms of the settlement include revision of pay scales and basic rates of wages and DA, incentive bonus scheme, HRA increased to Rs.140 per month, retirement benefit enhanced to Rs. 7200, educational allowance increased ...
  • Draft Pension Scheme 
    Unknown author (Ashok Leyland Employs Union, 1992)
    Circular letter in Tamil and English from the President of the Ashok Leyland Employees' Union (Michael Fernandes) to members on the Draft Pension Scheme that includes notes on contributions of employees to the scheme and ...
  • Management-Labour Agreement - 1993 
    Unknown author (1993)
    Copy of the agreement in English and Tamil. The agreement includes an increase in wage scales, DA, special pay, and incentive bonus schemes, HRA increased to Rs. 340 per month, washing allowance to Rs. 50 per month, increase ...
  • Management-Labour Agreement - 1997 
    Unknown author (1997)
    Copy of the agreement in English and Tamil. Includes revision of basic pay of permanent employees, incentive bonus, educational assistance increased to Rs. 1200 per annum, LTA to Rs. 4000 for 2 years, retirement benefit ...
  • Standing Orders for Employees of the Buckingham and Carnatic Mills 
    Unknown author (The South India Textile Research Association, 1956)
    Includes rules on classification of employees, manner of intimating to employees periods and hours of work, holidays, paydays and wage rates, shift working, the procedure for applying for leave and holidays, festival ...
  • Buckinghum and Carnatic Mills - Report of the Tripartite Committee 
    Unknown author (1992)
    Includes report of the Tripartite Committee on the restructuring and modernisation of the B&C mills, individual reports by Varadarajan, Venkataraman, and Athimoolam (members of the committee), government orders 27 and 28 ...
  • Correspondence regarding Reopening of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills 
    Unknown author (The South India Textile Research Association, 1992)
    Correspondence between Adhimoolam, Commissioner of Labour (Govt of TN), Varadarajan (member of the committee), and Venkataraman (member of the committee) on issues including the cost of purchases of new machines for B&C ...
  • Buckingham and Carnatic Mills - Correspondence and Court Papers 
    Unknown author (1992)
    Includes letters to the CM of Madras on the issues faced by workers in the B&C mills including settling wage, DA dues, revision of annual increment, medical reimbursement for workmen not covered by ESI act, restoring night ...
  • Life sketch of Com G. Chelvapathi Chettiar 
    Chelvapathi, G (Guruswami Alamelu Labour Research Centre, 1992)
    Chelvapathi Chettiar - one of the co-founders of the MLU along with Ramanjulu Naidu and with the support of BP Wadia. Participation in struggles against victimisation of workers at B&C mills, combined effort at struggle ...
  • Report on Techno-Economic viability of Binny Textile Division 
    Unknown author (The South India Textile Research Association, 1993)
    The report focuses on the proposed modernisation scheme in the B&C mills and discusses the cost of production and profitability of the mill. Includes a study of the performance of the various departments of the mill in ...
  • Report of Expert Committee on Work Assignment for Operatives and Staff 
    Unknown author (The South India Textile Research Association, 1993)
    The report includes work assignment recommendations for various categories of workmen in various departments including spinning, weaving preparatory and waving, grey warehouse, dye house, finished warehouse, non-production ...
  • Madras Labour Union - Response to Rehabilitation Scheme 
    Unknown author (1993)
    Objections filed by the Madras Labour Union to the recommendations of the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction on the draft rehabilitation scheme of the B&C mills.
  • Buckingham & Carnatic Mills - Rehabilitation and Restructuring 
    Unknown author (1994)
    Summary record of proceedings of the hearing held on 30-3-1994 by the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction on the draft rehabilitation scheme and restructuring of the B&C mills with support from financial ...
  • Industrial relations between Simpson Groups and Unions [1944-1971] 
    Unknown author (Simpson Group Companies Staff and Workers' Union, 1944)
    Mentions the formation of the Simpson and Co. workers' union in 1944 ('The Welfare Union), and the initial struggle for wage increases. Includes excerpts from judgments of the Industrial Tribunal on conflicts between ...
  • Getting India on the Move - The 150 year saga of Simpsons of Madras 
    Muthiah, S (Simpson Group Companies Staff and Workers' Union, 1990)
    The booklet is incomplete. It celebrates 150 years of Simpsons in Madras by S. Muthiah. Includes a brief history of the formation of Simpsons and Co. and also of its union - notes the various issues taken up by the union ...
  • Indian Labour Movement 
    Ramanujam, G (INTUC, 1986)
    Book on the history of the Indian Trade Union Movement by G Ramanujam covering aspects of the early stages of the labour movement, the struggle of the Ahmedabad textile workers, Gandhian trade unionism and struggles, the ...
  • Birth and Growth of INTUC 
    Unknown author (INTUC, 1992)
    The booklet includes a profile of the INTUC by G Ramanujam, essays on four decades of the INTUC by Gopeshwa, statewide membership of the INTUC, industrywise membership of the INTUC, list of office-bearers (Presidents and ...

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