Contract Labour Wages

Comrade,

 The  Honorable Union Labour & Employment Minister Shri Mallikarjun Kharge gave this information in a written reply  in  Rajya Sabha.

In cases where  the contract worker perform  the same or similar kind of work as the workmen directly employed  by the principal employer of the establishment, the wage rates, holidays , hours of work and other conditions of service  shall be the same as applicable to the workmen directly employed by the principal employer doing the same or similar kind of work.    The liability to ensure payment of wages and other benefits is primarily that of the contractor and, in case of default, that of the principal employer. 

In that case the contract labour working in the Central Government offices who are actually performing the duties that of the regular workers/ employees example such as MTS, Driving a vehicle, peon jobs, safiwala. Postal jobs performed by GDS workers should be provided with the wage rates, holidays , hours of work and other conditions of service  shall be the same as applicable to the workmen directly employed by the principal employer (Central Government ) doing the same or similar kind of work.