New Trade Union Initiative is a federation of independent trade unions in India popularly known as NTUI. The founding conference of NTUI was held in 2006 where Y.V. Chavan was elected as the president, Ashim Roy the general secretary and M. Subbu the Treasurer. [1] NTUI proclaims itself as independent from political parties.[2] Its core constituent is the National Centre for Labour, a trade union of informal sector workers.[3] [4] At the time of the 2006 conference, NTUI had around 300 affiliated unions.[5]
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- ^ Report of the Founding Conference of the New Trade Union Initiative
- ^ The Hindu Business Line : Unfair to women