The Odisha Dadan Labour (Control and Regulation) Act, 1975
The Odisha Dadan Labour (Control and Regulation) Act, 1975
The Orissa Dadan Labour (Control and Regulation) Act, 1975 regulates the recruitment and working conditions of dadan labourers, who are manual workers recruited from Odisha to work outside the state. It applies to recruitment agents, contractors, employers, and migrant labourers. The law mandates that agents must register with state authorities, maintain detailed worker registers, and execute formal written agreements with workers. Crucially, it safeguards labourers by ensuring wages meet statutory minimums and guarantees fair working hours and rest days. By appointing inspectors and designated authorities to resolve claims and recover dues, the legislation protects vulnerable workers from systemic exploitation and unpaid wages.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Appointment of registering authority
- 4. No person to act as agent without registration
- 5. Registration of agents
- 6. Revocation of registration in certain cases
- 7. Appeal
- 8. Register to be maintained by a registered agent
- 9. Conditions of recruitment of dadan labourer
- 10. Liability to work to be extinguished on the expiry of agreement
- 11. Liability of the agent to pay the dues of labourer
- 12. Recovery of dues
- 13. Appointment of Chief Inspector and Inspectors
- 14. Powers of Inspector
- 15. Inspectors to be public servants
- 16. Agent bound to produce records
- 17. Offence
- 18. Cognizance of offences
- 19. Protection of actions taken under this Act
- 20. Power to make rules
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