The Karaikal Agricultural Labourer Fair Wages Act, 1970
The Karaikal Agricultural Labourer Fair Wages Act, 1970
This Act ensures that agricultural labourers in the Karaikal region of the Union Territory of Pondicherry receive fair wages for their work. It applies specifically to labourers involved in paddy cultivation, excluding certain household or specific contractual workers. The law empowers Conciliation Officers to resolve wage disputes and enforce payments, even allowing for recovery as land revenue arrears if necessary. It establishes a clear legal framework for payment, particularly during harvest, and provides mechanisms for appeals and revisions. Ultimately, it protects vulnerable workers from exploitation by ensuring landowners adhere to mandated wage standards, overriding conflicting private agreements or customs.
- 1. Short title, extent, commencement and duration
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Appointment of Conciliation Officers
- 4. The Government may appoint such number of persons as they think fit to be a Conciliation Officer for the purpose of performing the functions entrusted to a Conciliation Officer by or under this Act.
- 5. Fair wages payable to agricultural labourers
- 6. Every landowner shall pay fair wages to any agricultural labourer engaged by him.
- 7. Wages for harvest
- 8. Appeal
- 9. Revision by the District Court
- 10. Provided also that the District Court shall not pass any order prejudicial to any party unless he has been gived a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
- 11. Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts
- 12. Power to take evidence on oath
- 13. Act to override contract and other laws
- 14. Power to make rules
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