1. In the words of the National commission on labour,” a worker today is far more urban in taste and out look than his predecessor.” The Commission has further observed,” A vast majority of the workers in the cities are committed to factory jobs. In older industries, a second or even third generation workers have emerged. A self-generating working class with roots in the industrial environment in which is born and bred is growing in strength.” About 41.2% of total numbers of industrial workers in India in 1980 were employed in the states of West Bengal, Maharashtra and Gujarat and 64.4% in the 6 states of Bengal, Maharashtra, Gujarat, U.P., Tamil Nadu and Bihar.