Origin of Trade Unions Act in India: 1918 – First Registered Organized Trade Union – Madras Labour Union led by B P Wadia and V. Kalyanasundaram Mudaliar, in the year 1918. The strike was started by the workers of the Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in Madras, against the managing company, Binny & Co. 1919 – ILO (International Labour Organisation) got formed. 1920 – First Trade Union Federation – All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) in the year 1920. The founding Presidents were Lala Lajpat Rai, N M Joshi & Joseph Baptista. The AITUC was formed to secure a nominating body for representing Indian Labour at the International Labour Conference 1920 – Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association established by Anasuya Sarabhai, who was a pioneer of the women’s labour movement in India. 1922 – Central Labour Board, Bombay 1922 – Bengal Trade Union Federation 1922 – All India Railwaymen’s Federation ( AIRF)