ENGAGEMENT
OF WORKERS THROUGH CONTRACTORS BY THE MINISTRIES AND DEPARTMENTS OF CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT.
File
No. 14(113) Misc. RLC (Coord)/2012
Government of India
Ministry of Labour and Employment
Office of the Chief
Labour Commissioner
Shram
Shakti Bhavan,
New
Delhi-110001
Dated:-
January 23, 2013
OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
Subject: Engagement of
workers through Contractors by the Ministries and Departments of Central
Government.
It has
been noticed in the recent past that a large number of
workers are being engaged on contract by various central Government Ministries
and Departments. Parliament Questions have been received in this regard apart
from various complaints relating to non-compliance of various provisions of
law. These include wages and social security benefits flowing out of various
legislations.
Similarly
in cases where the workmen employed by the contractor 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 of the workmen of the
shall be the same as applicable to the workmen directly employed by the
principal employer of the establishment on the same or similar kind of work.
You may
be aware that Government has enacted the Contract Labour (Regulation and
Abolition) Act, 1970 and central rules made
Section
24 Other offences.—
If any person contravenes any of the provisions of this Act
or any rules made there under for which no other penalty is elsewhere provided,
he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three
months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
.provide penalty for contravention of Other offences shall be punishable with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which
may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
It is
also noticed that some establishments are engaging contract workers in the employments which have been
prohibited under section 10 of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition)
Act, 1970. Some principal employers and
contractors are violating the provisions of Act & Rules.
In view
of above, the employing departments are hereby notified to ensure the
compliance of the provisions of the Act & Rules in all establishments
including PSUs under them.
sd/-
(B.K Sanwariya)
Chief Labour Commissioner
(C)