CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -A 50, 000-sq-ft space set to open in Alappuzha in July will celebrate the coir factory workers who formed the first labour body in India nearly a century ago, and fought in the freedom movement too.

Detailed explanation-2: -The country’s first Labour Movement Museum, showcasing the history of world labour movement, would be launched in Kerala’s houseboat tourism hub, Alappuzha.

Detailed explanation-3: -A fascinating new museum is coming to fruition in Kerala’s Alappuzha, dedicated to the Labour Movement.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Travancore Labour Association, which was established in 1922, was the first labour organisation formed in the princely state of Travancore, which now forms a part of the state of Kerala, India.

Detailed explanation-5: -Pre-1918: The genesis of the labour movement in India Though the origin of labour movements was traced to the 1860s, first labour agitation in the history of India occurred in Bombay, 1875. It was organised under the leadership of S.S Bengalee. It concentrated on the plight of workers, especially women and children.