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Unit 1: Labour Welfare and Concept

(d) The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961 Notes

(e) The Shops and Establishments Acts
(f) Beedi and Cigar Workers Act, 1966
3. Wage-related Labour Legislations: Legislations laying down the methods and manner of
wage payment as well as the minimum wages come under this category. They are:
(a) The Payment of Wages Act, 1936
(b) The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
(c) The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965

(d) The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
4. Social Security Labour Legislations: They cover those legislations, which intend to provide
to the workmen, social security benefits under certain contingencies of life and work.

(a) The Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923
(b) The Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948
(c) The Coal Mines PF Act, 1948
(d) The Employees’ PF and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952

(e) The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
(f) Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
5. Welfare Labour Legislations: Legislations coming under this category aim at promoting
the general welfare of the workers and improving their living conditions. All labour-laws
can be said to be promoting the welfare of the workers and improving their living
conditions and though many of the protective labour laws also contain unit on labour
welfare; the laws coming under this category have the specific aim of providing for
improvements in the living conditions of workers.
(a) Limestone and Dolomite Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1972
(b) The Mica Mines Welfare Fund Act, 1946
(c) The Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines and Chrome Ore Mines Labour Welfare
Fund Act, 1976
(d) The Cine Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1981.
(e) Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1976

6. Miscellaneous: There are other kinds of labour laws, which are very important. Some of
these are:
(a) The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970

(b) Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986
(c) Building and other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and
Conditions of Service) Act, 1996

(d) Apprentices Act, 1961
(e) Emigration Act, 1983
(f) Employment Exchange (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959

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