Archive · 22 Dec 2025
AITUC Demands Trade Union Rights for ISRO Workers
AITUC, a workers' union, is asking the Indian government to give ISRO workers the right to form trade unions.
They say that according to a Supreme Court decision from 1978, ISRO should be considered an industry and its workers should have these rights.
Currently, the government has not allowed ISRO workers to form unions, and instead asked them to form service associations.
AITUC also wants the government to withdraw a new law called the Industrial Relation Code 2020, which they believe goes against the Constitution and the interests of workers.
AITUC is supporting workers from other sectors like defence research and atomic energy in their fight for these rights.
AITUC demands trade union rights for ISRO workers, citing a 1978 Supreme Court judgement.
ISRO workers are currently denied trade union rights and are asked to form service associations instead.
AITUC urges the government to withdraw orders denying union formation rights to ISRO employees.
AITUC opposes the Industrial Relation Code 2020, stating it goes against the Constitution and workers' interests.
AITUC stands in solidarity with workers from defence research, atomic energy, and space sectors in their fight for constitutional rights.
- Who
- AITUC (workers' union)
- What
- Demand for trade union rights for ISRO workers
- When
- Demand made on Monday
- Where
- India
- Why
- ISRO workers are denied trade union rights despite being classified as industry
- Organization
- AITUC
- Demand
- Trade union rights for ISRO workers
- Legal Reference
- Supreme Court Judgement, February 21, 1978
- Government Action
- Exempted ISRO from industry definition, denied trade union rights
- AITUC's Stance
- Withdraw orders denying union formation, oppose Industrial Relation Code 2020