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

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

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This Act regulates the employment and basic safety conditions of inter-state migrant workers in India. It applies to contractors and establishments employing five or more workers recruited from one state to work in another. It matters because it protects these vulnerable laborers from exploitation by requiring employers to register, obtain licenses, and guarantee rights like minimum wages, equal pay, travel allowances, free medical care, and decent housing. By establishing these legal protections and holding primary employers liable for contractor defaults, the law aims to ensure fair treatment, prevent debt bondage, and secure basic welfare for migrant labor across the country.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent, commencement and application.
  2. 2Definitions.

Chapter II REGISTRATION OF ESTABLISHMENTS EMPLOYING INTER-STATE MIGRANT WORKMEN →

  1. 3Appointment of registering officers.
  2. 4Registration of certain establishments.
  3. 5Revocation of registration in certain cases.
  4. 6Prohibition against employment of inter-State migrant workmen without registration.

Chapter III LICENSING OF CONTRACTORS →

  1. 7Appointment of licensing officers.
  2. 8Licensing of contractors.
  3. 9Grant of licences.
  4. 10Revocation, suspension and amendment of licences.
  5. 11Appeal.

Chapter IV DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRACTORS →

  1. 12Duties of contractors.

Chapter V WAGES, WELFARE AND OTHER FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED TO INTER-STATE MIGRANT WORKMEN →

  1. 13Wage rates and other conditions of service of inter-State migrant workmen.
  2. 14Displacement allowance.
  3. 15Journey allowance, etc.
  4. 16Other facilities.
  5. 17Responsibility for payment of wages.
  6. 18Liability of principal employer in certain cases.
  7. 19Past liabilities.

Chapter VI INSPECTING STAFF →

  1. 20Inspectors.

Chapter VII MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 21Inter-State migrant workmen to be deemed to be in employment from date of recruitment for the purposes of certain enactments
  2. 22Provisions regarding industrial disputes in relation to inter-State migrant workmen
  3. 23Registers and other records to be maintained.
  4. 24Obstructions.
  5. 25Contravention of provisions regarding employment of inter-State migrant workmen.
  6. 26Other offences.
  7. 27Offences by companies.
  8. 28Cognizance of offences.
  9. 29Limitation of prosecutions.
  10. 30Effect of laws and agreements inconsistent with the Act.
  11. 31Power to exempt in special cases.
  12. 32Protection of action taken under Act.
  13. 33Power to give directions.
  14. 34Power to remove difficulties.
  15. 35Power to make rules.
  16. 36Repeals and saving.

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