The document outlines 7 main problems facing trade unions in India: 1. Uneven growth across industries and geographic areas has limited union influence. 2. Unions tend to be small in size due to the ability of any 7 workers to form a union and multiplicity of unions. 3. Unions suffer from financial weakness as workers do not regularly contribute and unions keep fees low. 4. Multiple unions in industries lead to rivalry and weaken collective bargaining power. 5. Unions are often dominated by outside political leaders rather than worker representatives. 6. Political parties have influenced unions, turning them into tools of party politics. 7. There is an issue around compulsory recognition of sufficiently large