Question : Contract Workers in Government and Private Institutions

(a)whether the number of contract workers in Government and private institutions in increasing;
(b)whether a number of cases of workers not getting their monthly wages on time have also come to light and if so, the steps being taken by the Government to ensure that the workers get their wages on time;
(c)whether the number of workers getting injured in accidents while working in private companies has also increased and whether these labourers do not get proper compensation as they are working on contract;
(d)whether the Government has taken cognisance of accidents and casualties in various plants including industrial plants adjoining the border of Hamirpur of Uttar Pradesh of the country due to lack of regular maintenance of plants during Corona pandemic; if so, the details thereof; and
(e)whether the Government has taken cognisance of accidents taking place frequently and the cases of labourers not getting compensation; if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a): The number of Contract Labourers engaged during last 3 years in the central sphere based on the data of licences and registration certificate issued under Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 is as under: -
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Contract Labour as per Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Central Rule, 1971 (on the basis of licences issued)

Year Total No. of Contract Labour working under Central Sphere
2018 1178878
2019 1364377
2020 1324874

(b): Regular inspections are carried out to ensure enforcement of the provisions of Minimum wages Act, 1948 and Payment of wages Act, 1936 by Central Industrial Relations Machinery (CIRM) in the central sphere. The details is as under: -

Minimum Wages Act, 1948

Particulars 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Inspection Conducted 8327 7709 1664
Irregularities detected 61489 60528 11934
Irregularities Rectified 34465 23473 7244
Prosecutions Launched 2081 1633 441
Convictions 651 413 160

Payment of Wages Act, 1936

Particulars 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Inspection Conducted 2670 2598 675
Irregularities detected 20176 16803 3364
Irregularities Rectified 13502 9562 4009
Prosecutions Launched 413 321 119
Convictions 89 60 24


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(c) to (e): The Central Government has enacted the Factories Act, 1948, for ensuring the occupational safety, health and welfare of the workers employed in the factories registered under the Factories Act, 1948. The provisions of the Factories Act, 1948 and the state factory rules framed there under are enforced by the respective State/UT''s Government. Accidents occurred in the factories are enquired into and action is taken against the employer and prosecution cases filed before the Court. Compensation is paid to the workers under the Employees Compensation Act, 1923 who are injured/dead in the accidents. The details of accidents in the factories in the State of Uttar Pradesh during the last 5 years is as under:-



Year Fatal Non-fatal
No. of accidents No. of deceased workers No. of injured workers No. of accidents No. of injured workers
2017 49 61 07 39 52
2018 41 46 02 44 62
2019 41 45 0 35 51
2020 57 76 39 29 38
2021 (up to June, 21) 30 35 28 07 17

During the last 5 years there has been no accident in industrial plants in Hamirpur District.

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