Supreme Court Directs States/UTs To Strictly Implement Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act 1979
Case: Re: Problems And Miseries Of Migrant Labourers
Coram: Justices Ashok Bhushan and MR Shah
Case No: [SMWP(C) 6/2020]
Court Observation: “We direct all the States/Union Territories to register all establishments and license all contractors under the Act, 1979 and ensure that statutory duty imposed on the contractors to give particulars of migrant workers is fully complied with”
“A legislation which has been enacted by the Parliament as a welfare measure for the migrant workers needs to be strictly implemented. The affidavits filed on behalf of different States and Union Territories does not give any facts and figures pertaining to the implementation of the Act. Non implementation of the Act adversely affects the rights of migrant workers. We, thus, are of the view that a direction need to be issued to the States/Union Territories to register all establishments and license all contractors under the Act and ensure that statutory duty imposed on the contractors to give particulars of the migrant workers is fully complied with. The competent authority while registering the establishments and granting license to the contractors may also impose conditions pertaining service condition, journey allowance and other facilities as set out in Chapter V of the Act.”
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Keywords
Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act, Supreme Court, States/UTs, Strictly Implement
