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A Central Government department office in Delhi engages 40 workers through a contractor, with the Central Government as principal employer. Does the OSH Code, 2020 apply to these contract workers?

Yes, the Code applies. Although Central and State Government offices are generally outside the Code, a proviso extends it to contract labour engaged through a contractor in those offices where the Government is the principal employer.

  1. ANo, because the Code does not apply to Central Government offices in any circumstance
  2. BNo, because contract labour is excluded from the Code
  3. CYes, because the Code applies to contract labour employed through a contractor where the Government is the principal employerCorrect
  4. DYes, but only if the State Government notifies it

Explanation

The Code does not apply to offices of the Central or State Government. However, the proviso says it applies to contract labour employed through a contractor in such offices where the Government is the principal employer. So the blanket exclusion option is wrong.

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