Contract Labour (Regulation

and Abolition) Act, 1970

AFTERSCHO☺OL
– DEVELOPING CHANGE MAKERS
CENTRE FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
PGPSE PROGRAMME –
World’ Most Comprehensive programme in social
entrepreneurship & spiritual entrepreneurship
OPEN FOR ALL FREE FOR ALL

www.afterschoool.tk
02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's
AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL
MATERIAL 1
www.afterschoool.tk FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS
 Contract Labour (Regulation
and Abolition) Act, 1970
Dr. T.K. Jain.
AFTERSCHO☺OL
Centre for social entrepreneurship
Bikaner M: 9414430763
tkjainbkn@yahoo.co.in
www.afterschool.tk, www.afterschoool.tk
www.afterschoool.tk
02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's
AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL
MATERIAL 2
www.afterschoool.tk FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS
 Applicability of the act
• 20 or more workmen are employed as
contract labour or were so employed
anytime during last 12 months. [section
1(3)(a)] .this act will not apply to
establishment where work of an
intermittent or casual nature is performed.
[section 1(5)(a)].

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 3

www.afterschoool.tk FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS
 Requirements…
• You will find contract labour in most of the
factories, establishments, construction
firms, organisations – in all these places
typically, the company hires employees
through a contractor – this is called
contract labour. This labour is regulated
through the law on contract labour.

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 4

www.afterschoool.tk FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS
 Who is a contract labour?
• A workman is deemed to be employed as
contract labour‘ in or in relation to work of
the establishment, if he is hired for such
work by or through a contractor, with or
without knowledge of principal employer.
[section 2(1)(b)].

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 5

www.afterschoool.tk FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS
 Contractor…
• who employs 20 or more workmen. [section
1(3)(b)]. The contractor shall be licensed.
[section 12]. Contractor is required to maintain
muster roll and register of wages. [section 29]. -
- He is required to follow other provisions as may
be contained in Rules made by Appropriate
Government. Contractor is required to pay
wages to workmen on time, in presence of
authorised representative of principal employer.
[section 21]
02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 6
www.afterschoool.tk FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS
 Mode of payment of wages.
• Contractor to issue wage slips to workman
and obtain signature or thumb impression
on wage register. if contractor fails to
make payment of wages, Principal
Employer is liable to make payment of
wages to contract labour. He can recover
this amount from contractor. [section
21(4)].

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 7

www.afterschoool.tk FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS
 Facilities to be provided to the
workers….
• Contractor is required to provide canteen
facilities, first-aid, rest rooms, drinking
water, latrines and washing facilities, as
per rules made by State Government.
[sections 16 and 17].

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 8

www.afterschoool.tk FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS
 Abolition of contract…
• Government can issue notification u/s 10
abolishing contract labour only after following
prescribed procedure regarding consultation etc.
- if such a notification is issued, the employees
with contractor will not be automatically
absorbed in the employment of the company, if
the contact was genuine. However, company will
give preference to them. (Steel authority of India
Ltd. V/s national union water Front 2001 )

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 9

www.afterschoool.tk FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS
 About AFTERSCHO☺OL
• PGPSE - World’s most comprehensive
programme on social entrepreneurship –
after class 12th
• Flexible – fast changing to meet the
requirements
• Admission open throughout the year
• Complete support from beginning to the
end – from idea generation to making the
project viable.
02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 10
www.afterschoool.tk FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS
Branches of AFTERSCHO☺OL
• PGPSE programme is open all over the
world as free online programme.
• Those who complete PSPSE have the
freedom to start branches of
AFTERSCHO☺OL
• A few branches have already started -
one such branch is at KOTA (Rajasthan).

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 11

www.afterschoool.tk FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS
 Workshop on social
entrepreneurship
• We conduct workshop on social
entrepreneurship – all over India and out
of India also - in school, college, club,
association or any such place - just send
us a call and we will come to conduct the
workshop on social entrepreeurship.
• These workshops are great moments of
learning, sharing, and commitments.

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 12

www.afterschoool.tk FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS
 FREE ONLINE PROGRAMME
• AFTERSCHO☺OL is absolutely free
programme available online – any person can
join it. The programme has four components :
• 1. case studies – writing and analysing – using
latest tools of management
• 2. articles / reports writing & presentation of
them in conferences / seminars
• 3. Study material / books / ebooks / audio / audio
visual material to support the study
• 4. business plan preparation and presentations
of those plans in conferences / seminars

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 13

www.afterschoool.tk FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS
100% placement / entrepreneurship
• AFTERSCHO☺OL has the record of
100% placement / entrepreneurship till
date
• Be assured of a bright career – if you join
AFTERSCHO☺OL

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 14

www.afterschoool.tk FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS
 Pursue professional courses along
with PGPSE
• AFTERSCHO☺OL permits you to pursue
distance education based professional /
vocational courses and gives you support
for that also. Many students are doing CA
/ CS/ ICWA / CMA / FRM / CFP / CFA and
other courses along with PGPSE.
• Come and join AFTERSCHO☺OL

02/03/09 AFTERSCHO☺OL's MATERIAL 15

www.afterschoool.tk FOR PGPSE PARTICIPANTS