Lok Sabha Question No. 1352 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Labour Strikes
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: SAKSHI SWAMI MAHARAJ

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1352

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016

## LABOUR STRIKES

†1352. DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ:

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

- (a)whether  there  has  been  an  increase  in  the  trend  of  getting  work done  from  contract  labourers  in  the  country  during  the  last  three years;
- (b)if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c)whether the incidents of labour strikes in country's industries have been less in comparison to lockouts by the company owners during the said period; and
- (d)if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

(a) & (b): The variation in engagement of contract labourers over the past 3 years in the Central Sphere indicates a fluctuation as per table below:-

| Year    |   No. of Contract Labour |
|---------|--------------------------|
| 2012-13 |                  1804389 |
| 2013-14 |                  1967747 |
| 2014-15 |                  1903170 |

Government  is  enforcing  the  provisions  of  the  Contract Labour  (Regulation  &  Abolition)  Act,  1970  and  the  Rules  framed thereunder,  by  inspection  of  units  and  establishments  that  engage contract workmen.

- (c) & (d): During last three years, no lockouts have been reported/noticed.  However,  the  data  regarding  State-wise  number  of strikes in Central sphere is enclosed as Annexure-A.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  &  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  QUESTION  NO.  1352  TO  BE ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016.

| Statement showing State-wise Number of Strikes in the last three years (Central Sphere)   | Statement showing State-wise Number of Strikes in the last three years (Central Sphere)   | Statement showing State-wise Number of Strikes in the last three years (Central Sphere)   | Statement showing State-wise Number of Strikes in the last three years (Central Sphere)   | Statement showing State-wise Number of Strikes in the last three years (Central Sphere)   | Statement showing State-wise Number of Strikes in the last three years (Central Sphere)   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                   | State/Union Territory                                                                     | Regions                                                                                   | No. of Strikes                                                                            | No. of Strikes                                                                            | No. of Strikes                                                                            |
|                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           | 2013                                                                                      | 2014                                                                                      | 2015                                                                                      |
| 1                                                                                         | 2                                                                                         | 3                                                                                         | 4                                                                                         | 5                                                                                         | 6                                                                                         |
| 1                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                            | Hyderabad                                                                                 | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                         | Assam                                                                                     |                                                                                           | 4                                                                                         | 4                                                                                         | 9                                                                                         |
| 3                                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                         |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                         | Manipur                                                                                   |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                         | Tripura                                                                                   | Guwahati                                                                                  |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                                    |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                                 |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                         | Nagaland                                                                                  |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |
| 9                                                                                         | Bihar                                                                                     | Patna                                                                                     | 2                                                                                         | 3                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 10                                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                                              | Raipur                                                                                    | 9                                                                                         | 4                                                                                         | 3                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                   |                                                                                           | 7                                                                                         | 2                                                                                         | 4                                                                                         |
| 12                                                                                        | Daman, D &NHaveli                                                                         | Ahmadabad                                                                                 |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                                 | Dhanbad                                                                                   | 13                                                                                        | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 14                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                 | Bangalore                                                                                 | 12                                                                                        | 4                                                                                         | 4                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                        | Kerala                                                                                    | Cochin                                                                                    | 15                                                                                        | 4                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 16                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                            | Jabalpur                                                                                  | 9                                                                                         | 8                                                                                         | 13                                                                                        |
| 17                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                               | Nagpur&                                                                                   | 12                                                                                        | 5                                                                                         | 14                                                                                        |
| 18                                                                                        | Goa                                                                                       | Mumbai                                                                                    |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |
| 19                                                                                        | Delhi                                                                                     | New Delhi                                                                                 | 1                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                        | Odisha                                                                                    | Bhubaneswar                                                                               | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 21                                                                                        | Rajasthan                                                                                 | Ajmer                                                                                     | 6                                                                                         | 6                                                                                         | 9                                                                                         |
| 22                                                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                                                |                                                                                           | 5                                                                                         | 1                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 23                                                                                        | Pondicherry                                                                               | Chennai                                                                                   |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |
| 24                                                                                        | Uttranchal                                                                                | Dheradun                                                                                  | 2                                                                                         | 3                                                                                         | 1                                                                                         |
| 25                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                                                             | Kanpur                                                                                    | 4                                                                                         | 4                                                                                         | 6                                                                                         |
| 26                                                                                        | West Bengal                                                                               | Asansol, Kolkata                                                                          | 19                                                                                        | 9                                                                                         | 5                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                        | A &NIslands                                                                               |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |
| 28                                                                                        | Chandigarh                                                                                |                                                                                           | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 29                                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                                          |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |
| 30                                                                                        | J&K                                                                                       | Chandigarh                                                                                |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |
| 31                                                                                        | Punjab                                                                                    |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |
| 32                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                   |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |                                                                                           |
|                                                                                           |                                                                                           | Total                                                                                     | 120                                                                                       | 57                                                                                        | 68                                                                                        |

Note:      1.  No cases of lockouts for the above period

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