(a) The participation of workers in the management of industries.
(b) Arbitrary powers to the management to quell industrial disputes.
(c) An intervention by the British Court in the event of a trade dispute.
(d) A system of tribunals and a ban on strikes.
Answer: (d)
Option (d) is correct: The main objective of the Trade Dispute Act 1929 Act was to make provisions for the establishment of Courts of Inquiry and Boards of Conciliation (system of tribunals) with a view to investigate and settle trade disputes. The Act prohibited strikes or lock-outs without notice in public utility services. It also made any strike or lock-out illegal, which had any object other than advocating a trade dispute within the trade or industry. Prior to the year 1947 (India’s Independence), the Trade Disputes Act, 1929 used to settle industrial disputes.
