| Consider the following statements : |
| 1. The factories Act, 1881 was passed with a view to fix the wages of industrial workers and to allow the workers to form trade unions. |
| 2. NM Lokhande was a pioneer in organising the labour movement in British India. |
| Which of the above statements is/are correct? |
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither1nor 2
Correct Answer: B
Solution :
Exp. [b] To improve the lot of the factory workers in towns, the first Factory Act was passed in 1881. The Act prohibited the employment of children under the age of seven, limited the number of working hours for children below the age of twelve and required that dangerous machinery should be fenced properly. The act also made provision for one hour rest during the working period and four days leave in a month for the workers. Inspectors were appointed to supervise the implementation of these measures. Thus for the first time the British Government tried to improve the working conditions of labourers in factories. NM Lokhande organised the first labour union in India at Bombay in 1880 call Bombay mill hand society. He was the first labour representative at factory commission.
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