{"id":29929,"date":"2023-07-29T14:09:57","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T08:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=29929"},"modified":"2024-03-13T14:30:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T09:00:11","password":"","slug":"ahmadabad-mill-strike-1918","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/docs\/ahmadabad-mill-strike-1918","title":{"rendered":"Ahmedabad Mill Strike 1918: Gandhi&#8217;s First Hunger Strike &#038; Economic Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #ff5e00;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #ffffff;\"><b>Ahmedabad Mill Strike 1918: Gandhi&#8217;s First Hunger Strike &#038; Economic Justice<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff6600;\"><b>Ahmedabad Mill Strike 1918: Gandhi&#8217;s First Hunger Strike<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the mill owners stopped awarding plague bonuses, the textile mill workers in Ahmedabad went on strike in 1918 to seek economic justice. The Ahmedabad Mill Strike 1918 was the <\/span><b>first hunger strike<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that <a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/mahatma-gandhi-anniversary\/#:~:text=Gandhi's%20advocacy%20for%20nonviolent%20resistance,and%20self%2Drule%20for%20India.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mahatma Gandhi<\/a> staged. In Ahmedabad, Gandhi intervened to resolve this dispute between the mill owners and the workers. In order to compel a compromise, he started a fast.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8; text-align: center;\"><strong><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/upsc-notes\/government-of-india-1919-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT 1919<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff6600;\"><b>Ahmedabad Mill Strike 1918: Workers&#8217; Fight for Fair Wages<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the conflict between the workers and the management of the Ahmedabad mill, the mill owners sought to take the bonus.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Workers sought a 50% wage <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">raise in response to the wartime inflation brought on by Britain\u2019s involvement in <a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/upsc-notes\/conditions-in-india-after-ww-i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World War I<\/a>, which doubled the cost of food, clothing, and other needs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because the mill owners would only agree to a <\/span><b>20% pay increase<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the workers went on strike.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The relationship between the mill owners and the workers worsened as a result of the strikers\u2019 unfair dismissal and the decision to hire Bombay weavers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mill workers resorted to Anusuya Sarabhai for assistance in their fight for justice.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gandhi intervened in a conflict between cotton mill owners and workers in Ahmedabad.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8; text-align: center;\"><strong><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/upsc-notes\/august-declaration-of-1917\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AUGUST DECLARATION 1917: SELF-GOVERNMENT, OUTCOMES &#038; CRITIQUES BY INDIAN NATIONALISTS<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff6600;\"><b>Ahmedabad Mill Strike 1918: Gandhi&#8217;s Fight for Workers&#8217; Justice<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Textile mill workers in Ahmedabad went on strike to demand economic justice when the plant owners stopped awarding plague bonuses.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the struggle for rights,<\/span><b> Anusuya Sarabhai <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was requested for assistance. She was a social worker and the elder sister of Ambalal Sarabhai, a mill owner and president of the Ahmedabad Mill Owners Association. This group was founded in <\/span><b>1891 to strengthen Ahmedabad\u2019s textile industry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gandhi was respected by the mill owners and employees, so <\/span><b>Anusuya<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> went to him and asked him to step in and help break the standoff between the employees and the employers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite being Ambalal\u2019s friend, Gandhi championed the cause of the workers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gandhi advised workers to go on strike and demand a <\/span><b>35% pay increase<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> instead of 50% raise.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gandhi advised the protesters to keep up their nonviolent attitude. After negotiations with the mill owners broke down, he started his first fast till death to strengthen the employees\u2019 determination.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mill owners eventually agreed to refer the case to a tribunal as a result of pressure from the fast, though.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ultimately, the tribunal decided to call an end to the strike and award the workers a <\/span><b>35% wage <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">boost.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8; text-align: center;\"><strong><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/upsc-notes\/gandhi-in-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SATYAGRAHA: EVOLUTION, STRUGGLE, AND INFLUENCE OF GANDHI<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff6600;\"><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through these interactions, Gandhi gained the public\u2019s attention, and throughout the remainder of his life, he aggressively promoted their interests. He was actually the first Indian nationalist leader to relate his existence and way of life to those of the average person. Over time, he earned a reputation as the poor, nationalist face of India.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff6600;\"><b>Ahmedabad Mill Strike 1918 FAQs<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Q1.<\/strong> Who led the Ahmedabad Mill Strike 1918?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ans.<\/strong> Ahmedabad Mill Strike 1918 was led by Mahatma Gandhi and also this was his first hunger strike in India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Q2.<\/strong> When was the Ahmedabad Mill Strike 1918 started?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ans.<\/strong> The strike was started with Gandhi Ji\u2019s fast until death on March 15, 1918.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Q3.<\/strong> What was the root cause of the Ahmedabad Mill Strike 1918?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ans.<\/strong> Textile mill workers in Ahmedabad went on strike to demand economic justice when the plant owners stopped awarding plague bonuses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Q4.<\/strong> What was the final outcome of the Ahmedabad Mill Strike 1918?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ans.<\/strong> Due to a prolonged strike,\u00a0 the mill owners eventually agreed to refer the case to a tribunal. In the end, the tribunal decided to call an end to the strike and award the workers a <\/span><b>35% wage <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">boost.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.8407%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #ff5e00; width: 100%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>#PW- OnlyIAS Edge<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8; width: 100%;\"><b>Gandhi Ji\u2019s famous Hunger Strike \u2013<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His first Hunger Strike was in Phonix (South Africa) in 1913.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gandhi Ji started fast unto death on September 16, 1932, to Protest against the separate electoral system based on caste.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For restoration of communal peace \u2013 1948 (January 13-18). 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