Industrial relations refer to processes of the determination of employment affairs and or conditions of service between employees or group of employees and an employer or group of employers.
Before the industrial revolution, which is credited with specialization, division of labour and mass production, this sort of relationship did not exist in its present form. The Industrial Revolution forced hitherto craftsmen to turn into wage earners and also compelled rural dwellers to flock into the cities in search of jobs and better standards of living.
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