Lok Sabha Question No. 1851 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Exploitation of Contractual Labourers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: HARISH CHANDRA MEENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1851 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2018

## EXPLOITATION OF CONTRACTUAL LABOURERS

## 1851. SHRI HARISH MEENA:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  exploitation  of  contractual labourers  by  various  contractors  working  in  central  government offices and on projects;
- (b)if so, the details thereof along with number of complaints received against the service providers during the last four years;
- (c)whether  the  Government  has  any  mechanism  to  ensure  that  the labourers are paid as per law and on time by their contractor;
- (d)if so, details thereof along with the steps taken in this regard; and
- (e)if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) to (e): In  order  to  enforce  the  provisions  of  labour  laws  and prevent  exploitation  of  workmen  including  that  of  the  contractual labourers by the contractors in the Central Sphere, a well established Central Industrial Relations Machinery (CIRM) is in place. The countrywide network  of Dy. Chief  Labour Commissioners  (Central) and Regional  Labour  Commissioners  (Central)  under  the  control  of  the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) is mandated to conduct inspections and settle the complaints/claims in regard to violation of various  labour  laws.  The  details  of  inspections  conducted  under applicable  labour  laws  during  the  last  four  years  in  Central  Sphere establishments is enclosed as Annexure - A.

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## The details of inspections conducted under applicable labour laws during the last four years in the Central Sphere.

## The Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970

|   Serial Number | Particulars                     |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|-----------------|---------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|               1 | No. of Inspections Conducted    |      4744 |     10593 |      8843 |      8490 |
|               2 | No. of Irregularities Detected  |     60184 |    117936 |     89296 |     97779 |
|               3 | No. of Irregularities Rectified |     66228 |     73741 |     68808 |     68716 |
|               4 | No. of Prosecutions Launched    |      3140 |      3411 |      3168 |      3538 |
|               5 | No. of Convictions              |      3012 |      2009 |      2266 |      2583 |

## BOCW (RE&CS) ACT, 1996

|   Serial Number | Particulars                     |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|-----------------|---------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|               1 | No. of Inspections Conducted    |       694 |      2086 |      1372 |      1473 |
|               2 | No. of Irregularities Detected  |      9546 |     21870 |     15689 |     20315 |
|               3 | No. of Irregularities Rectified |     15777 |     15695 |     16360 |      8808 |
|               4 | No. of Prosecutions Launched    |       265 |       309 |       265 |       370 |
|               5 | No. of Convictions              |       219 |       193 |       297 |       248 |

## Equal Remuneration Act, 1976

|   Serial Number | Particulars                     |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|-----------------|---------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|               1 | No. of Inspections Conducted    |      1643 |      2340 |      4117 |      4386 |
|               2 | No. of Irregularities Detected  |      1682 |      1846 |      5253 |      3513 |
|               3 | No. of Irregularities Rectified |      2634 |      1502 |      2607 |      2172 |
|               4 | No. of Prosecutions Launched    |       535 |       178 |       301 |       408 |
|               5 | No. of Convictions              |       762 |       472 |       317 |       516 |

ISMW (RE&CS) Act, 1979

|   Serial Number | Particulars                     |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|-----------------|---------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|               1 | No. of Inspections Conducted    |        78 |       173 |       122 |       209 |
|               2 | No. of Irregularities Detected  |      1038 |      2744 |      2214 |      2952 |
|               3 | No. of Irregularities Rectified |      1734 |      2240 |      1848 |      1939 |
|               4 | No. of Prosecutions Launched    |        49 |        61 |        52 |        57 |
|               5 | No. of Convictions              |        35 |        44 |        59 |        47 |

Payment of Wages (Mines)

|   Serial Number | Particulars                     |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|-----------------|---------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|               1 | No. of Inspections Conducted    |      1657 |      1353 |      1872 |      1955 |
|               2 | No. of Irregularities Detected  |     17802 |     12441 |     17774 |     15792 |
|               3 | No. of Irregularities Rectified |     23308 |     13734 |     14633 |      9398 |
|               4 | No. of Prosecutions Launched    |      1121 |       216 |       515 |       312 |
|               5 | No. of Convictions              |       709 |       258 |       255 |       610 |

Payment of Wages (Railway)

|   Serial Number | Particulars                     |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|-----------------|---------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|               1 | No. of Inspections Conducted    |       619 |       153 |       338 |       918 |
|               2 | No. of Irregularities Detected  |      3484 |      1439 |      2117 |      5872 |
|               3 | No. of Irregularities Rectified |     17872 |      1939 |      2296 |      1921 |
|               4 | No. of Prosecutions Launched    |         0 |         0 |        31 |        10 |
|               5 | No. of Convictions              |         2 |         3 |         2 |         9 |

Payment of Wages (A.T.S)

|   Serial Number | Particulars                     |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|-----------------|---------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|               1 | No. of Inspections Conducted    |        66 |       122 |       211 |       362 |
|               2 | No. of Irregularities Detected  |       555 |      1489 |      4076 |      3000 |
|               3 | No. of Irregularities Rectified |       629 |       621 |      3572 |      1087 |
|               4 | No. of Prosecutions Launched    |         6 |        10 |        20 |       124 |
|               5 | No. of Convictions              |         9 |        20 |        10 |        23 |

The Minimum wages Act, 1948

|   Serial Number | Particulars                     |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|-----------------|---------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|               1 | No. of Inspections Conducted    |      6582 |      9803 |      9151 |      9187 |
|               2 | No. of Irregularities Detected  |     68747 |     75938 |     61689 |     77399 |
|               3 | No. of Irregularities Rectified |     87809 |     46467 |     53255 |     39620 |
|               4 | No. of Prosecutions Launched    |      3774 |      1549 |      2321 |      1651 |
|               5 | No. of Convictions              |      2782 |      1476 |      1951 |      2205 |

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