The Working Journalists (Fixation of Rates of Wages) Act, 1955
The Working Journalists (Fixation of Rates of Wages) Act, 1955
This law regulates the standard wage rates for professional journalists in India. It applies directly to working journalists and their employers at various Indian newspaper establishments. The Act set up a special committee to recommend fair wage structures, which the government then enforces by official order. This legislation matters because it protects media professionals from exploitation by legally obligating employers to pay at least the mandated minimum rates. Additionally, it empowers journalists or their families to recover unpaid wages through simplified state government procedures and penalizes violating employers, ensuring essential livelihood security and basic financial protections for the entire industry.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Constitution of Committee.
- 4. Functions of Committee.
- 5. Powers of Committee.
- 6. Power of Central Government to enforce recommendations of Committee.
- 7. Working journalists entitled to wages at rates not less than those specified in the order
- 8. Repealed.
- 9. Recovery of money due to working journalists.
- 10. Authentication of orders, letters, etc., of the Committee.
- 11. Effect of Act on Working Journalists Act, etc.
- 12. Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Committee.
- 12A. Penalty.
- 13. Power to make rules.
- 14. Repealed.
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