Ⅰ.SHORT HISTORY OF THE INDONESIAN TRADE UNION MOVEMENT 1
The Colonial Period 2
The Republican Period 18
Ⅱ.THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE INDONESIAN TRADE UNION MOVEMENT 25
Ⅲ.THE IMPACT OF POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES 41
The Impact of Nationalism and of the National Revolution 41
The Influence of Islam 45
The Influence of Socialism 47
Class Consciousness and the Theory of the Class Struggle.Trade Unions as Class Organizations 58
Trade Unions as Schools of Socialism 63
The Conception of Trade Unions as Mass Organizations 75
The Concept of Democratic Centralism 84
Ⅳ.RELATIONSHIP OF THE TRADE UNIONS TO POLITICAL PARTIES 93
Ⅴ.POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF THE TRADE UNIONS 109
Unions' Activities in Connection with Government Labor Policy and Labor Legislation 109
Political Activities in Fields Outside Labor 118
Ⅵ.CONCLUSION 128