Question

Explain the objectives of trade unions.

Answer 1

1. To secure for the workers fairer wages in light of the cost of living and the prevailing standards of living,
2. To improve working conditions by securing shorter working hours, better leave facilities, adequate social security, better housing and education and other welfare benefits,
3. To assure the workers a share in the increased profitability of the industry through payment of adequate bonuses,
4. To ensure the security of employment by resisting retrenchment,
5. To protect workers against exploitation and victimisation by the capitalists,
6. To secure for workers a say in management and industrial democracy, thereby bringing about a new social order, and
7. To protect the larger interest of society by assisting in the improvement of trade and industry.