Andhra Pradesh Muttah, Jattu, Hamal and other Manual Workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Act, 1976

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The Andhra Pradesh Muttah, Jattu, Hamal and other Manual Workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Act, 1976 regulates the employment and welfare conditions of informal manual laborers across the state. It applies to unprotected workers such as loaders, porters, and heavy manual laborers in markets, godowns, and transport hubs. The law empowers the government to introduce statutory welfare schemes and set up dedicated administrative boards to ensure regular employment, manage funds, and resolve disputes. This legislation safeguards vulnerable, unorganized workers from workplace exploitation while securing their financial dues and social security rights.

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0. Preamble
1. Short title, extent and commencement
2. Definitions
3. Schemes for ensuring regular employment of unprotected Workers
4. Making variation and revocation of scheme
5. Disputes regarding application of scheme
6. Establishment of Board
7. Powers and duties of Boards
8. Accounts and audit
9. Disqualifications and removal of members of Board
10. Resignation of office by member
11. Vacancy to be filled as early as possible
12. Validity of proceedings of Board
13. Recovery of monies due to Board
14. Advisory Committee
15. Inspectors and their powers
16. Prohibition of employment of children
17. Cognizance of offences
18. Application of Workmen's Compensation Act to unprotected workers
19. Application of Payment of Wages Act, 1936 to workers
20. Application of Maternity Benefit Act to unprotected women workers
21. Rights and privileges under other laws not affected in certain cases
22. Exemption
23. Enquiry into working of Board
24. Supersession of the Board
25. Contracting out
26. Amendment of Schedule
27. General penalty for offences
28. Power to make rules
29. Savings
30. Repeal of Ordinance 15 of 1976

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