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UPSC 2017: Consider the following statements: 1. The Factories Act, 1881 was passed with a view to fix the wages of industrial workers and to allow the workers to form trade unions. 2. N. M. Lokhande was a pioneer in organizing the labour movement in British India. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2
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The Indian Factories Act of 1881 (enacted under Lord Ripon) dealt with working conditions—especially hours and safety of women and child workers—and said nothing about fixing wages or legalising trade unions, rendering statement 1 incorrect. Narayan Meghaji Lokhande founded the Bombay Mill-Hands Association (1890) and is widely regarded as the father of India’s organised labour movement; statement 2 is therefore correct. Thus, only statement 2 is correct. ([vajiramandravi.com](https://vajiramandravi.com/upsc-exam/consider-the-following-statements-28/?utm_source=openai))
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