Labour Progressive Federation

{{short description|Political party Labour wing in India}}

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{{Infobox political party

| name = Labour Progressive Federation

| logo = 250px

| colorcode = {{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}

| abbreviation = LPF

| leader = M. K. Stalin
{{small|(convener)}}
Perur A Natarasan
{{small|(President)}}
M. Shanmugam MP
{{small|(Secretary-General)}}
K.Natarajan
{{small|(Treasurer)}}

| founder = M. Karunanidhi

| foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|p=y|1969}}

| position = Centre-left

| international = International Labour Organization

| colours = {{colour box|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} Red

| ideology = Labourism
Democratic socialism
Dravidian politics
Social justice
Secularism
Social democracy

| newspaper = Uzhaippali

| wing1_title = Labour

| wing1 = Labour Progressive Federation (LPF)

M. Shanmugam
{{small|(Secretary-General)}}

| membership = {{nowrap|{{Increase}}611,506 (2002)}}{{cite web|url=http://www.labourfile.org/superAdmin/Document/113/table%201.pdf|title=Membership|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110409191235/http://www.labourfile.org/superAdmin/Document/113/table%201.pdf|archivedate=9 April 2011|url-status=dead|accessdate=2011-04-09}}

| headquarters = Kalaingeragam,
T. Nagar, Chennai 600017, Tamil Nadu

| website = [http://www.lpf.org.in/ www.lpf.org.in]

| flag = Flag DMK.svg

| country = India

}}

{{Dravidian politics-col}}

The Labour Progressive Federation is a trade union federation in Tamil Nadu, India. The LPF is politically attached to the ruling Tamil Nadu party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.{{Cite web |last=DORAIRAJ |first=S. |date=November 19, 2010 |title=Spirited fight |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/social-issues/article30182503.ece |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=The Hindu |language=en}}

History

According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, LPF had a membership of 611,506 in 2002.{{cite web|url=http://www.labourfile.org/superAdmin/Document/113/table%201.pdf|title=Membership|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110409191235/http://www.labourfile.org/superAdmin/Document/113/table%201.pdf|archivedate=9 April 2011|url-status=dead|accessdate=2011-04-09}}

Leadership

  • All India President – Thiru. Perur A.Natarajan, Ex.M.L.A. (Expired)
  • All India General Secretary – Thiru. Shanmugam
  • All India Treasurer – Thiru. K. Natarajan
  • All India Labour Progressive Federation Election Commissioner – Thiru. S. Viswanathan
  • Election Commissioner – S. Viswanathan

Affiliates

File:Dmk lpf flag.png

The Workers Progressive Union "WPU" represents NLC workers of India.

It is headed by All India Secretary & General Secretary Thiru. Rajavannian S.

Employees Progressive Union "EPU" represents BHEL workers of India. It is headed by Thiru. P Sathish Kumar No 1 Vice President.

Telecom Employees Progressive Union "TEPU" represents BSNL workers of India. It is headed by V.Subburaman All India Secretary & General Secretary TEPU.

National Progressive Defence Employees Federation is a joint venture of LPF & TUCC

Thozhilalar Munnetra Sangam, Padaithurai Udaithozhirsalai, is a recognized Union. Thiru. V.Veluswamy is the President and Thiru. A, Mohd Meera is the General Secretary.

All India General Labour Progressive Union represents Un-Organised Sector Labours of India. It is headed by Thiru. T. K. Thamizh Nenjam, All India General Secretary, All India General Labour Progressive Union.

References