Trade Disputes Act 1929

The Trade Disputes Act of 1929 was enacted in response to labor unrest and strikes during the 1920s in India. The act established a system of tribunals (conciliation boards and courts of inquiry) to intervene in trade disputes and arbitrate between workers and employers. Importantly, it also imposed a ban on strikes deemed to be prejudicial to the public. The act was highly restrictive of workers' rights and was criticized by labor movements. Option (a) relates to a different concept (worker participation), option (b) mischaracterizes the act as merely empowering management, and option (c) correctly mentions court intervention but incompletely omits the tribunals and strike ban. > Trade Disputes Act 1929: Established tribunals for dispute resolution and banned strikes; restricted workers' rights; responded to labor unrest. Answer: (d).