In India, the Inter – State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act is a significant legislation on Inter – State migrant workmen. The migrant workers are recruited from various parts of a particular state... more
In India, the Inter – State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act is a significant legislation on Inter – State migrant workmen. The migrant workers are recruited from various parts of a particular state through contractors or agents for work outside that state. This system lends itself to various abuses. Low wages, No working hours are fixed for the migrant workers and they have to work on all the days in a week under extremely bad working conditions and the provisions of the various labour laws are not being observed in their case. In light of this, it will be useful to examine the provisions of the Inter- State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979 along with other labour laws and their success, if any, in securing the intended reliefs and benefits to the Inter- State Migrant Workers in the country.
