Provisions in respect of the Contract Workers in IR – Report to be submitted to Ministry of Labour & Employment

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. E(LL)/2015/PNM/AIRF/l

New Delhi. Dated 17.11.2017

The General Manager (P).

All Indian Railways & PUs.

Payment of minimum wages to workers employed on Railways under the various provisions of the Contract Labour (R&A) Act, 1970 has become a pivotal
issue in the present economic scenario. A meeting in this regard was held by Chief
Labour Commissioner (Centre) on. 15.11.2017 wherein the following issues, inter
alia, were discussed: 

(i) Whether new rates of minimum wages wef, 01.04.2017 are being paid to the contract workers;

(ii) Mode of payment to contract workers through bank/cheque/cash;

(iii) Whether provident fund is deducted from the payment made to the
contract workers and the same is credited to that PF account;

(iv) Whether medical facilities from ESI are made available to contract
workers;

(v) Issue of slips towards payment made to contract worker to bring out
transparency in the system. 

2. Since the factual report is to be submitted to Ministry of Labour &
Employment within 15 days, the Railways are requested to provide the
information at the earliest at Fax No. 011-23070939.

(Ms. Manju)

Joint Director/E(LL)

Railway Board