Contract Labour Reforms Under The OSH Code

Introduction

The Occupational, Safety, health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (“OSH Code”) received the assent of the president on September 28, 2020. The OSH Code will subsume several acts formulated to focus on health, safety and working conditions of the persons employed in an establishment. The OSH Code will also subsume the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (“CLRA”) and will govern the employment of the contract labour in the country once it comes into force.

This article focuses on some of the major reforms to be implemented with regard to contract labour and changes introduced with respect to prohibition of employment of contract labour in an establishment.