Which of the following statement is/are correct about “VV Giri”?

I.         Giri was a founding member of the All-India Railwaymen's Federation and served as its general secretary for over a decade.

II.         He was elected president of the All-India Trade Union Congress for the first time in 1926.

III.         Giri also founded the Bengal Nagpur Railway Association and in 1928 led the workers of the Bengal Nagpur Railway in a non-violent strike for the rights of retrenched workers.

Solution

Explanation: Giri was a founding member of the  All-India Railwaymen's Federation which was formed in 1923 and served as its general secretary for over a decade. He was elected president of the  All-India Trade Union Congress for the first time in 1926. Giri also founded the Bengal Nagpur Railway Association and in 1928 led the workers of the  Bengal Nagpur Railway in a non-violent strike for the rights of  retrenched workers. In 1929, the Indian Trade Union Federation (ITUF) was formed by Giri,  N. M. Joshi and others with Giri as the president.  Giri was the Workers' Delegate of the Indian delegation at the  International Labour Conference of the  ILO in 1927. At the  Second Round Table Conference, Giri was present as a representative of the industrial workers of India.