First Bombay cotton mill begins operationsJul 7, 1854Labels: Bombay Spinning, Bombay Mumbai, Cotton millMaharashtra GazetteerBombay Mill
Bombay mill boom reshapes urban wage workJan 1, 1865Labels: Bombay mills, Urban migration, Mill districtMaharashtra GazetteerGirangaon
First Indian Factory Act regulates mill laborJan 1, 1881Labels: Indian Factories, Factory regulation, Child laborOxford OUP
Early labor organizing begins in Bombay millsSep 23, 1884Labels: Narayan Lokhande, Bombay Mill, Mill organizingLokhandeIndian Labour Archives
Factory Act expands limits on women and childrenJan 1, 1891Labels: Indian Factories, Women workers, Child protectionOUP Labour Law
Factories Act 1911 restricts night work for womenMar 30, 1911Labels: Factories Act, Night work, Women workersHansard 1911GIPE DSpace
Ahmedabad mill strike links wages to living costsFeb 22, 1918Labels: Ahmedabad strike, Mahatma Gandhi, Textile workersNV DatabaseLive History
AITUC formed as national trade union federationOct 31, 1920Labels: AITUC, All-India Trade, BombayBritannicaIndian Labour Archives
Trade Unions Act establishes registration frameworkJan 1, 1926Labels: Trade Unions, Union registrationDelhi Labour
Girni Kamgar Union emerges during Bombay strike waveMay 22, 1928Labels: Girni Kamgar, Bombay strike, Textile rationalizationLabour MonthlyStrike Study
Royal Commission on Labour reports on working conditionsJan 1, 1931Labels: Royal Commission, Whitley Commission, Labour reportRoyal CommissionDelhi Labour
Payment of Wages Act targets delays and deductionsApr 23, 1936Labels: Payment of, Wage payment, DeductionsIndia CodeDelhi Labour
Indian Independence Act ends colonial ruleAug 15, 1947Labels: Indian Independence, Independence, IndiaBritannicaUK Parliament