The Contract Labour Act 1970 Issues & Concerns
Published: 2010
Author(s) Name: Debi S. Saini
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Abstract
This paper assesses the legal
framework of contract labour employment
in India. It reviews role
of the state in the enforcement of
Contract Labour (Regulation &
Abolition) Act 1970 (CLA) and relates
it with the vulnerabilities contract
labour suffers from. It also
focuses on the changed attitude of
the state agencies towards labour
law enforcement. The formulations
are built on secondary data and
doctrinal reasoning to argue that
there is a need for change in the
framework of CLA so as to check
rampant tendencies of the employers
to indulge in contractualization.
Contract labour is being
employed even in core activities
mainly with a view to lowering
the costs through exploiting the
weak bargaining power of workers.
The paper cites the Andhra
Pradesh amendment to the CLA to
be used as a reference point for effecting
changes in the framework.
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