Labour Movement

The labour movement or labor movement is a broad term for the development of a collective organization of working people, to campaign for better working conditions and treatment from their employers and governments, in particular through the implementation of specific laws governing labour relations. Trade unions are collective organizations within societies, organized for the purpose of representing the interests of workers and the working class. Many ruling class individuals and political groups may also be active in and part of the labour movement.

In some countries, especially the United Kingdom and Australia the labour movement is understood to encompass a formal "political wing", frequently known by the name labour party or workers' party, which complements the aforementioned "industrial wing".


Organized labour
The labour movement New Unionism · Proletariat
Social Movement Unionism · Socialism
Syndicalism · Anarcho-syndicalism
Timeline
Labour rights Child labour · Eight-hour day
Collective bargaining
Occupational safety and health
Trade unions Trade unions by country
Trade union federations
International comparisons
ITUC · IWA · WFTU
Labour parties Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (Ireland)
Australian Labor Party
New Zealand Labour Party
List of other Labour parties
Academic disciplines Industrial relations
Labour economics
Labor history · Labour law

Read more about Labour Movement:  History, Labour Parties, Labour and Racial Equality, Development of Labour Movements Within Nation States, Development of An International Labour Movement, List of National Labour Movements

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