The Trade Disputes Act of 1929 was enacted by the British government in India primarily to suppress trade union activities and restrict the right to strike. It introduced a system of Courts of Inquiry and Boards of Conciliation (acting as tribunals) for settling disputes and made strikes illegal in public utility services unless a mandatory notice period was given. It also declared sympathetic strikes illegal.
The Trade Disputes Act of 1929 provided for
Asked in UPSC IAS 2017 · Topic: Trade Union and Communist Party (Prominent industrial strikes and their socio-political significance)
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Answer: D. a system of tribunals and a ban on strikes.
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