CONTENTS
MESSAGE v
PREFACE vii
PART I
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : A Biographical Sketch … 3
Appointment as Labour Member of the Viceroy’s Council. … 10
The need for uniformity in Labour Legislation … 11
Election of a Member to the Advisory Committee of Geological Survey of India … … … 19
The Situation in India … … … 21
Election of a member to the Advisory Committee of Geological Survey of India … … … 30
Why Indian Labour is determined to win the War … 36
The Paper Control Order … … … 44
Announcement re : Grant of Inadequate Dearness Allowance to Workers … … … 50
The Indian Finance Bill … … … 53
Election of members to the Standing Committee for the Labour Department … … … 59
The Indian Tea Control (Amendment) Bill … 63
The War Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Bill … 69
Employment Exchanges for Skilled and Semi-Skilled Personnel … … … … 78
The Indian Boilers (Amendment) … … 81 Bill
The Motor Vehicles (Drivers) Amendment Bill … 84
The Mines Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill … 87
The War Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Bill … 89
First Session of Plenary Labour Conference … 100
Labour and Parliamentary … … 106 Democracy
The Indian Trade Unions (Amendment) Bill … 113
Post-war Development of Electric Power in India … 120