The Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act, 1979, also known as the Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, is an Indian labor law enacted to protect the rights of migrant workers in India. Here's a brief overview of this act:
📑 The act applies to any establishment or contractor that employs or has employed five or more inter-state migrant workmen on any day in the past 12 months.
📑 The main aim of this act is to regulate the employment of inter-state workers and to provide for their conditions of service.
As an employer or contractor in Ahmedabad, India, you must adhere to the following steps:
1️⃣ Registration: Every establishment employing inter-state migrant workmen must be registered under the act. The application for registration must be submitted to the appropriate authority in the prescribed format along with the necessary fees.
2️⃣ License: Every contractor who recruits workmen in one state for employment in another should obtain a license from the licensing officer. The application for a license should be made in the prescribed form and be accompanied by the necessary fees and security deposit.
3️⃣ Conditions of service: The act mandates certain conditions of service for inter-state migrant workmen, such as payment of wages, ensuring equal pay for equal work irrespective of gender, provision for non-discriminatory and suitable residential accommodation, medical facilities, protective clothing, and other facilities by the employer.
4️⃣ Displacement allowance: In addition to wages, the worker is entitled to a displacement allowance equal to 50% of the monthly wages or ₹75, whichever is higher.
5️⃣ Journey allowance: A journey allowance of a sum not less than the fare from the place of residence to the place of employment shall be payable by the employer to the worker.
6️⃣ Liability of the principal employer: In the case of any contravention of the provisions regarding the payment of wages and other benefits, the principal employer is liable to bear the responsibility.
Please remember that non-compliance with the Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act, 1979, can result in penalties, including imprisonment. Therefore, it is essential to adhere to all the rules and regulations stipulated in the Act.
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28📑 The act applies to any establishment or contractor that employs or has employed five or more inter-state migrant workmen on any day in the past 12 months.
📑 The main aim of this act is to regulate the employment of inter-state workers and to provide for their conditions of service.
As an employer or contractor in Ahmedabad, India, you must adhere to the following steps:
1️⃣ Registration: Every establishment employing inter-state migrant workmen must be registered under the act. The application for registration must be submitted to the appropriate authority in the prescribed format along with the necessary fees.
2️⃣ License: Every contractor who recruits workmen in one state for employment in another should obtain a license from the licensing officer. The application for a license should be made in the prescribed form and be accompanied by the necessary fees and security deposit.
3️⃣ Conditions of service: The act mandates certain conditions of service for inter-state migrant workmen, such as payment of wages, ensuring equal pay for equal work irrespective of gender, provision for non-discriminatory and suitable residential accommodation, medical facilities, protective clothing, and other facilities by the employer.
4️⃣ Displacement allowance: In addition to wages, the worker is entitled to a displacement allowance equal to 50% of the monthly wages or ₹75, whichever is higher.
5️⃣ Journey allowance: A journey allowance of a sum not less than the fare from the place of residence to the place of employment shall be payable by the employer to the worker.
6️⃣ Liability of the principal employer: In the case of any contravention of the provisions regarding the payment of wages and other benefits, the principal employer is liable to bear the responsibility.
Please remember that non-compliance with the Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act, 1979, can result in penalties, including imprisonment. Therefore, it is essential to adhere to all the rules and regulations stipulated in the Act.
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RS - Amendment in Inter State Migrant Workmen Act 1979 - (1.12.2010).pdf