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Labour Laws
Notes l z In addition, some state governments have also enacted legislations for welfare funds.
l z Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1976
3.4.6 Miscellaneous
Besides the above there are other kinds of labour laws which are very important. Some of these
are:
l z The Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970
l z Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 1986
l z Building and other construction workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of
Service) Act 1996
l z Apprentices Act 1961
l z Emigration Act, 1983
l z Employment Exchange (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959
l z Inter State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Condition of Service) Act,
1979
l z Sales Promotion Employees (Condition of Service) Act 1976
l z Working Journalists and other Newspapers Employees (Condition of Service and
Miscellaneous Provision) Act, 1955.
Notes An important feature of almost all labour laws is the existence of employer-employee
nexus. Besides, each labour law has its provisions in terms of coverage, based mainly on
the number of employees, salary levels and so on. The definition of expressions used in
different labour laws is not necessarily uniform. All these have resulted in considerable
amount of litigation leading to a vast amount of industrial jurisprudence.
Another important point to note is that while all the labour laws, excepting Shops and
Establishment Acts, are enacted by Parliament, quite a few of them are implemented both
by the Central Government and the State Governments (including Union Territories) the
jurisdiction being determined by the definition of the term ‘appropriate government’ in
the relevant statute It is also relevant to point out that some of the Parliamentary laws are
implemented exclusively by the State Governments, as for example Trade Unions Act 1926,
Workmen’s Compensation Act 1923. Plantation Labour Act 1951, Working Journalists Act
1955, Factories Act 1948 and so on.
Self Assessment
Fill in the blanks:
13. The main objective of the ................. legislations is to regulate the relations between
employees and employers and to provide for methods and manners of settling industrial
disputes.
14. Under ................. category come those legislations whose primary purpose is to protect
labour standards and improve the working conditions.
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