Classification of various

Labour Laws in India

Dr. Satyabrata Patro
Lecturer, P.G.Dept. Of I.R.&P.M.
Berhampur University
Module-2
Classification of Various Labour Laws

There are more than 600 ACTS & these are all the laws much important:
There are over 45 legislations on labour from Central Government and
number of legislations enacted by State Governments is close to four times
that of Central Acts.
Labour Laws can be classified into following eight categories:
1. Laws related to Industrial Relations
2. Laws related to Wages
3. Laws related to Specific Industries
4. Laws related to Equality and Empowerment of Women
5. Laws related to Deprived and Disadvantaged Sections of
Society
6. Laws related to Social Security
7. Laws related to Employment & Training
8. Others
Contd...
Laws related to Industrial Relations
1. Trade Unions Act, 1926
2. Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946
3. Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Rules, 1946
4. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Laws related to Wages

1. Payment of Wages Act, 1936
2. Payment of Wages Rules, 1937
3. Minimum Wages Act, 1948
4. Minimum Wages (Central) Rules, 1950
5. Working Journalist (Fixation of Rates of Wages) Act, 1958
6. Working Journalist (Conditions of service) and Miscellaneous Provisions
Rules, 1957
7. Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
8. Payment of Bonus Rules, 1975
Contd...
Laws related to Specific Industries
1. Factories Act, 1948
2. Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948
3. Plantation Labour Act, 1951
4. Mines Act, 1952
5. Working Journalists and or Newspaper Employees’ (Conditions of Service and
Misc. Provisions) Act, 1955
6. Working Journalists and or Newspaper Employees’ (Conditions of
Service and Misc. Provisions) Rules, 1957
7. Merchant Shipping Act, 1958
8. Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961
9. Beedi & Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966
10. Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970
Contd...
11. Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976
12. Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1976
13. Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions
of Service) Act, 1979
14. Shops and Establishments Act
15. Cinema Workers and Cinema atre Workers (Regulation of Employment)
Act, 1981
16. Cinema Workers and Cinema atre Workers (Regulation of Employment)
Rules, 1984
17. Cine Workers’ Welfare Fund Act, 1981.
18. Dock Workers (Safety, Health & Welfare) Act, 1986
19. Building & Or Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment &
Conditions of Service) Act, 1996
20. Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) (inapplicability to Major
Ports) Act, 1997
Contd..
21. Mica Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1946
22. Limestone & Dolomite Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1972
23. Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1976
24. Beedi Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1976
25. Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines & Chrome Ore Mines Labour
Welfare Fund Act, 1976
26. Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines & Chrome Ore Mines Labour
Welfare Cess Act, 1976
27. Cine Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1981
28. Cine Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1981
29. Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry latrines
Prohibition Act, 1993
30. Coal Mines (Conservation and Development) Act, 1974
Contd...
Laws related to Equality and Empowerment of Women
1. Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
2. Equal Remuneration Act, 1976

Laws related to Deprived and Disadvantaged Sections of Society

1. Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976
2. Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986

Laws related to Social Security

1. Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923
2. Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948
3. Employees’ Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
4. Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
Contd...
Laws related to Employment & Training
1. Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act,
1959
2. Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Rules,
1959
3. Apprentices Act, 1961
Others
1. Fatal Accidents Act, 1855
2. War Injuries Ordinance Act, 1943
3. Weekly Holiday Act, 1942
4. National and Festival Holidays Act
5. War Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act, 1943
Contd...
6. Personal Injuries (Emergency) Provisions Act, 1962
7. Personal Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act, 1963
8. Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining
Register by Certain Establishments) Act, 1988
9. Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991