The Communists and The Consolidation of Workers' Movement in Travancore

Abstract

By the end of 1945 economy of Travancore was at its serious predicament. The impact of Second World War only resulted in further hardships to the working class. However, the Communists took this as a favourable situation. From the very beginning of 1946, there was an active wave of strikes in the State with the main demand for bonus. In the meantime, the All-Travancore Trade Union Congress was vigorously coordinating the labour unions in the State, resulting in the growth of the labour movement. The labour force, now, demanded a self-government for the State.