Draft National Migrant Labour Policy

Question 1

By

Answer 1

NITI + Officials + Civil society

Question 2

Highlights

Answer 2

• government policies should not hinder but seek to facilitate internal migration.
• Increase Wages
• Create central database to fill gap b/w demand & supply
• Grievance Handling Cells for fighting against trafficking, minimum wage violations etc.
• proposes a new National Migration Policy and the formation of a special unit within the Ministry of Labour and Employment

Question 3

Data on migration

Answer 3

2011 census : 45.6 crore (38% of the population)

Question 4

Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act, 1979 -> Key provisions

Answer 4

• regulate the employment
• registration of establishments
• employer is prohibited from employing inter-State workmen without a certificate of registration
• every contractor who recruits workmen from one State for deployment in another State should obtain a licence to do so.
• Contractors are bound by terms & conditions by which they recruit

Question 5

Applicability of above law

Answer 5

• establishment that employs five or more migrant workmen from other States (now or in last 12 monts)
• contractors who employed a similar number of inter-State workmen