In order to
protect the contract labourers from exploitation and ensure them decent work
rights, Government of India enacted the Contract Labour (Regulation &
Abolition) Act, 1970, which provides for abolition of contract labour system
upon recommendation of the Central Advisory Contract Labour Board wherever
possible and practicable. In cases where contract labour system cannot be
abolished altogether, the working condition of contract labour is regulated so
as to ensure payment of decent wage and basic amenities including the same wage
rates, holidays, hours of work and other condition of service as applicable to
regular workmen on the same or similar kind of work either of the contractor or
the Principal Employer.
A
well-established Central Industrial Relations Machinery (CIRM) is in place to enforce
various labour laws in Central Sphere including the Contract Labour (Regulation
& Abolition) Act, 1970. The country-wide network of Deputy Chief Labour
Commissioners and Regional Labour Commissioners under the control of Chief
Labour Commissioner (Central) is mandated to settle the complaints/claims in
regard to grievances/complaints arising out of the enforcement of various
labour laws.
For effective
implementation of various labour laws, regular inspections are conducted by the
officers of Central Industrial Relations Machinery (CIRM). The details of
enforcement in respect of the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act,
1970 for the year 2015-16 is as under:-
|
Particulars
|
2015-16
|
|
No. of
Inspections conducted
|
10593
|
|
No. of Irregularities
|
117936
|
|
No. of
Prosecution Launched
|
3411
|
|
No. of
Convictions
|
2009
|
This information was
given by Shri Bandaru Dattatreya,
the Minister of State (IC) for Labour and Employment, in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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