Trade Union Section, Labour Commissionerate, West Bengal The office of the Registrar of Trade Unions, Government of West Bengal administers and implements the provisions of the Trade Unions Act, 1926; the Bengal trade Unions Regulations 1927; the Trade Unions (West Bengal Amendment) Act, 1983 and West Bengal Trade Unions Rules, 1998. The Registrar of Trade Unions, West Bengal (in the rank of Additional Labour Commissioner) is assisted by one Additional Registrar of Trade Unions, one Deputy Labour Commissioner, and three Deputy Registrars in the Rank of Assistant Labour Commissioner. The Joint Labour Commissioner, Siliguri acts as the Additional Registrar of Trade Unions in respect of North Bengal Zone comprising Malda, Uttar Dinajpur, DakshinDinajpur, Darjeeling,Kalimpong,Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar&Coochbehar and discharges all power and functions of the Registrar under the Trade Unions Act with the help of one Deputy Registrar and one Inspector. Registrar of Trade Unions, West Bengal also functions as Registrar in respect of Trade Unions for which the Appropriate Government is the Central Government by virtue of delegated authority. Apart from registration of Trade Unions, amendment of rules and constitution of Registered Trade Unions, cancellation/withdrawal of the registration of Trade Unions and compilation of various statistical reports from the annual returns submitted by the Trade Unions, the Trade Union Section has to defend court cases when the decisions of the Registrar are challenged by concerned Trade Unions or the Registrar has been made a party to litigation arising out of inter-union or intra-union rivalry. Sometimes the Registrar has to hear the litigant parties under the order of the Court and to pass reasoned orders. The Trade Union Section conducts election by Secret Ballot in terms of procedure laid down in the West Bengal Trade Unions Rules, 1998 for recognition of Trade Unions as Sole Bargaining Agent / Principal Bargaining Agent / Constituents of Joint Bargaining Council in an industrial establishment or a class of industry.
