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'''Jamshedpur Gopeshwar''' (21 December 1921 &ndash; 23 May 2008), usually known simply as '''Gopeshwar''', was an [[Indian people|Indian]] trade unionist and politician.<br />
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Gopeshwar was born in Rampur, in the [[Saharsa district]], and studied at [[Patna University]]. He supported [[Indian independence movement|Indian independence]], and participated in the student movement from 1940, then became a supporter of [[Gandhi]]. In 1948, he became the principal of the Model Institute in [[Bhagalpur]], then became active in the labour movement. From 1950 until 1954, he served on the Bihar Central Labour Advisory Board.<ref name="bio">{{cite web |title=Gopeshwar, Shri |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3029.htm |website=Lok Sabha |accessdate=6 November 2019}}</ref><ref name="obituary">{{cite web |title=Obituaries |url=https://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/04GC_E_03_Obituaries__121208___4.pdf |website=International Trade Union Confederation |accessdate=6 November 2019}}</ref><br />
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Gopeshwar began working in the steel industry, and was elected to many related trade union posts, including secretary of the Indian National Metal Workers Federation, of the THLCO Workers' Union in [[Jamshedpur]], and of the Asansol Iron and Steel Workers' Union, [[Burnpur]]; and president of the Tube Company Workers' Union, Tinplate Workers' Union in Jamshedpur, Gua Mines Workers' Union, and Hindustan Steel Workers' Union in [[Durgapur]].<ref name="bio" /><br />
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Gopeshwas was a supporter of the [[Indian National Congress]], and was elected to represent [[Jamshedpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jamshedpur]] in the [[8th Lok Sabha]]. From 1987 until 1997, he served as general secretary of the [[Indian National Trade Union Congress]], and he was also active at the international level. From 1982, he was a vice-president of the [[International Confederation of Free Trade Unions]], he was the founding leader of the [[South Asian Regional Trade Union Council]] in 1988, and from 1989 to 1994 he was the president of the [[ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation]].<ref name="bio" /><ref name="obituary" /><br />
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