Labour Laws And Other Labour Regulations

(a) Labour laws enacted by the Central Government, where the Central Government has the sole responsibility for enforcement

1. The Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948

2. The Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952

3. The Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986

4. The Mines Act, 1952

5. The Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines and Chrome Ore Mines Labour Welfare (Cess) Act, 1976

6. The Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines and Chrome Ore Mines Labor Welfare Fund Act, 1976

7. The Mica Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1946

8. The Beedi Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1976

9. The Limestone and Dolomite Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1972

10. The Cine Workers Welfare (Cess) Act, 1981

11. The Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1976

12. The Cine Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1981

(b) Labour laws enacted by Central Government and enforced both by Central and State Governments

13. The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986.

14. The Building and Other Constructions Workers’ (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996.

15. The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970.

16. The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976.

17. The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.

18 The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946.

19. The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979.

20. The Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Act, 1988

21. The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961

22. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948

23. The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965

24. The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972

25. The Payment of Wages Act, 1936

26. The Cine Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1981

27. The Building and Other Construction Workers Cess Act, 1996

28. The Apprentices Act, 1961

(c) Labour laws enacted by Central Government and enforced by the State Governments

29. The Employers’ Liability Act, 1938

30. The Factories Act, 1948

31. The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961

32. The Personal Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act, 1963

33. The Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1962

34. The Plantation Labour Act, 1951

35. The Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976

36. The Trade Unions Act, 1926

37. The Weekly Holidays Act, 1942

38. The Working Journalists and Other Newspapers Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955

39. The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923

40. The Employment Exchange (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959

41. The Children (Pledging of Labour) Act 1938

42. The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976

43. The Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966

(d) There are also Labour laws enacted and enforced by the various State

Governments which apply to respective States.