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Govt to allot Unique Labour Identification Number for transparency among workers

By TIOL News Service

NEW DELHI, DEC 19, 2014: THE Minister of State (IC) for Labour and Employment, Mr Bandaru Dattatreya, communicated that as per the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970, Central Government is the “Appropriate Government” in respect of the establishments falling in Central Sphere, as no centralized data in this regard is maintained. The private companies, non-Government sector and unorganized sector come in State sphere. However, in the year 2013-14 the estimated number of contract labourers engaged by licenced contractors in Central Sphere was around 21.12 lakhs.

In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha yesterday, Mr Bandaru Dattatreya said that the Ministry of Labour and Employment has launched a special drive to include contract and construction workers under EPFO pursuant to the initiative to provide Universal Account Number (UAN) to the EPF subscribers. The UAN will help them track their PF benefits across contractors. Prime Minister had launched Shramev Jayate Karyakram on 16 th October, 2014 wherein a Shram Suvidha Portal was launched. This Shram Suvidha Portal currently applies to 4 major organisations under the Ministry viz. Office of Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) and Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS). This Portal, besides allotting a Unique Labour Identification Number to each establishment, will also comprise all details of both regular and contract workers. Till now, Unique Identification Number has been issed to 7,13,624 units. The Government has introduced transparent Labour Inspection Scheme in Central Sphere which will also lead to effective implementation of all the Acts including the Contract Labour Act. Further, Universal Account Number has been allotted to 4,21,000 EPF Subscribers to provide portability.

The Minister said that the interest of labourers in terms of wages and other service conditions are safeguarded under various social welfare legislations. Some of the prominent social welfare legislations are as follows:

  • Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
  • Employees' Provident Fund & Misc. Provisions Act, 1952
  • Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995
  • Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948
  • Minimum Wages Act, 1948
  • Payment of Wages Act, 1936
  • Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
  • Equal Remuneration Act, 1976    
  • Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
  • Workmen Compensation Act, 1923
  • Mines Act, 1952
  • Factories Act, 1948
  • Industrial Dispute Act, 1947
  • Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970.

He said that as far as the security  in term of  wages to contract labourers is concerned,  under  Rule 25(2)(v)(a) of the  Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Central Rules, 1971, the wages of the contract labour shall not be less than the rates prescribed under  Minimum Wages Act, 1948 and in cases where  the contract workers perform  the same or similar kind of work as the workmen directly employed  by the principal employer of the establishment, the wage rates, holidays, hours of work and other conditions of service  shall be the same as applicable to the workmen directly employed by the principal employer doing the same or similar kind of work. The liability to ensure payment of wages and other benefits is primarily that of the contractor and, in case of default, that of the principal employer.


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