No, apprentices engaged following the Apprentice Act are not workers but are trainees, and they are not covered by any of the labour laws. But if the trainee is not engaged as per Apprentice Act, either under designated trade or optional trade, they are workers only, and as such their number should be counted for Factory licence purpose.
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