PART I
LABOUR WELFARE

Growth of Modern Industry and Impact of Industrialization
Concept of Labour Welfare
Need and Scope of Labour Welfare
Labour Welfare: Historical Development
Labour Welfare Practices in Europe
Labour Welfare Practices in India
Agencies for Labour Welfare
Social Security Measures
Labour`s and Employer`s Views on Welfare

PART II
TRADE UNIONISM

Birth of the Trade Union Movement
Trade Unions: Concept and Definition
Trade Unionism in Advanced Countries (UK, USA and USSR)
Trade Union in Developing Countries: India
History of Labour Movement in India
Characteristic Features of Indian Trade Unions
Trade Unions: Types, Unions Security and Legislation

PART III
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Industrial Relations: Basic Outline
A Broader Perspective
Collective Bargaining
Industrial Relations in India
Industrial Relations at the Undertaking/Plant Level
Machinery for the Settlement of Industrial Disputes
Workers? Participation in Management
Industrial Relations in the Public Sector
Industrial Relations in the Small-Scale Sector
Impact of I.L.O

PART IV
OTHER IMPORTANT TOPICS

Human Resources Management (HRM)
Women Workers
Child Labour
Labour Market and Employment an Updare
Second National Commission on Labour

The book has retained its three main constituents − Labour welfare, Trade Unionism and Industrial Relations; but in a revised and reorganized form. Keeping in view, the significant impact of the cataclysmic changes taking place in the country under economic reforms commonly known as LPG model, i.e., Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation, the book presents the current scene in this field in a new and updated perspective.

Besides this, the book contains a new part added − `other important topics` which has a focus on diverse aspects like:

Issues of segments of Labour like − child labour, women workers.
Human Resource Management: HRM − as a present approach to handling of labour relations.
Labour Market: Problems pertaining to employment, i.e., displacement and utilization of labour.
2nd National Commission on Labour and a gist of its recommendations.