The Sikkim Labour Protection Act, 2005
The Sikkim Labour Protection Act, 2005
The Sikkim Labour Protection Act, 2005 mandates the compulsory registration of both formal and informal workers, including independent tradespeople like carpenters, porters, and domestic servants, operating within the state of Sikkim. It applies to all commercial establishments, contractors, and individual labourers, while excluding government work-charged staff and managerial personnel. The legislation regulates working conditions by banning child labour under fourteen, establishing equal pay for equal work, capping daily work hours at eight, ensuring weekly paid leave, and requiring employers to provide housing, medical care, and timely wage payments. By creating a regulated framework, it safeguards workers from exploitation and enforces labor standards.
- 1. Short title, extent
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Appointment of Registering Officers
- 4. Registration of individual workers
- 5. Revocation of registration
- 6. Prohibition against employment of unregistered workers
- 7. Application for renewal
- 8. Appeal
- 9. Duties of Principal Employer / Employer/ Contractors/ Owners of Establishment or of Independent Individual Workers
- 10. Wage rates and their conditions
- 11. Welfare facilities
- 12. Payment of wages
- 13. Appointment of Inspectors
- 14. Inspectors as public servant
- 15. Persons required to produce documents
- 16. Criminal procedure protection
- 17. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 18. Exhibition of certificate
- 19. Penalty for non compliance
- 20. Cognizance of offence
- 21. Penalties
- 22. Limitation
- 23. Appeal
- 24. Display of token
- 25. Maintenance of registers
- 26. Fees
- 27. Power to make rules
- 28. Repeals and Savings
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