Violation of Labour Laws by Outsourcing Agencies

Violation of Labour Laws by Outsourcing Agencies

The Ministries/Departments and PSUs may outsource certain routine services e.g. cleaning, maintenance, moving papers/dak etc in the interest of the  economy and efficiency under Rule 178 of General Financial Rules (GFR).  These Rules also provide for the Ministries/Departments intending to out-source service and to prescribe detailed instructions and procedures for this purpose without contravening the basic guide-lines contained in General Financial Rules. Rule 180 (iv) of GFR stipulates inclusion of the statutory and contractual obligation to be complied with by the contractor.

Further, any establishment, whether in Public Sector or Private Sector, can engage contract labour in a job unless  the  specific job in a specified establishment  is prohibited under provisions of Section 10 of the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970.

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The number, type of job and period of the out-sourcing depend on the quantum and Schedule of the project and as such no separate centralized data on out-sourcing is maintained.  However, the number of contract labourers covered by licenses in the central sphere during the last three years and the current year is as under:-

(c ) to (e): In the  Central sphere, the officer of  Chief Labour Commissioner (Central)s organization  conduct inspection regularly under the  Contract Labour ( Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970 and take action by filing  prosecution  cases against the defaulting employers and contractors.

Details of Inspection conducted and prosecution launched during the last three years and current year under Contract Labour Act, 1970.

 The Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shri Harish Rawat  gave this information in reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.