▁Constitution . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Indian ▁labour ▁law ▁is ▁closely ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁Indian ▁independence ▁movement , ▁and ▁the ▁campaign s ▁of ▁pass ive ▁resistance ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁independence . ▁While ▁India ▁was ▁under ▁colonial ▁rule ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Raj , ▁labour ▁rights , ▁trade ▁un ions , ▁and ▁freedom ▁of ▁association ▁were ▁all ▁reg ulated ▁by ▁the : ▁ ▁Indian ▁S la very ▁Act , ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁ ▁Soci eties ▁Reg istration ▁Act , ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁ ▁Co - oper ative ▁Soci eties ▁Act , ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁ ▁Indian ▁Trade ▁Un ions ▁Act , ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁ ▁The ▁Tr ades ▁Dis put es ▁Act , ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁ ▁Work ers ▁who ▁sought ▁better ▁conditions , ▁and ▁trade ▁un ions ▁who ▁campaign ed ▁through ▁strike ▁action ▁were ▁frequently , ▁and ▁viol ently ▁suppress ed . ▁After ▁independence ▁was ▁won ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁India ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁embedded ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁fundamental ▁labour ▁rights ▁in ▁the ▁constitution , ▁particularly ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁join ▁and ▁take ▁action ▁in ▁a ▁trade ▁union , ▁the ▁principle ▁of ▁equality ▁at ▁work , ▁and ▁the ▁asp iration ▁of ▁creating ▁a ▁living ▁w age ▁with ▁decent ▁working ▁conditions . ▁▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁Buck ingham ▁and ▁Car n atic ▁M ills ▁St rike ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁Bin ny ▁Mill ▁St rike ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁South ▁Indian ▁Railway ▁St rike ▁Me