Author: Thakker Ajit R
Place: Mumbai
Publisher: Mill Mazdoor Welfare Trust
Year: 2009
Pages: 86
Subject: Government Document
Sub-Subject: Act
Keyword: Trade Unions Act, Labour Law
Classification: 344
Shelf: C2R1
Accession No: B808
Contents: 1- The Trade Union Act, 1926 2- The Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946 3- The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 4- The Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971 5- Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 (and model standing orders framed therein) 6- The Factories Act, 1948 7- The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 8- The Payment of Wages Act, 1936 9- The Minimum of Wages Act, 1948 10- The Payment of Bonus Act, 1976 11- The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 12- The Maharashtra Workmen’s Minimum House-Rent Allowance Act, 1983 13- The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 14- The Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 15- The Employees Provident Fund Act and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1952 16- Employees Pension Scheme 1995 17- The Maternity Benefit Act, 1962 18- The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 19- The Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933 20- The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 21- The Bombay Shops and Establishment Act, 1948 22- The Maharashtra Mathadi, Hamal and Other Manual Workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Act, 1969 23- The Unorganised Workers Social Security Act, 2008: Social Security Benefits
Abstract: This document provides an overview of major labour laws in India, updated till April 2009, emphasizing industrial relations, workers’ rights, and social security. It covers key legislation such as the Trade Union Act, 1926, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and Factories Act, 1948, governing trade unions, dispute resolution, and working conditions. Employment and wage-related laws, including the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, Minimum Wages Act, 1948, and Equal Remuneration Act, 1976, are discussed alongside social security provisions like the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948, Employees’ Provident Fund Act, 1952, and Unorganised Workers Social Security Act, 2008. It also highlights legislation on contract labour, child labour, maternity benefits, and welfare of specific worker categories.