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A Hyderabad company CS is classifying labour laws by object. The Factories Act, 1948 and the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 relate mainly to safety, health and working conditions. Which Code now subsumes them?

The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 subsumes them. It consolidates 13 laws on safety, health and working conditions, including the Factories Act, 1948 and the Contract Labour Act, 1970, while industrial disputes and trade unions went to the Industrial Relations Code.

  1. AIndustrial Relations Code, 2020
  2. BOccupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020Correct
  3. CCode on Wages, 2019
  4. DCode on Social Security, 2020

Explanation

The OSH Code, 2020 subsumed 13 laws including the Factories Act, Contract Labour Act, Mines Act and Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act. The Industrial Relations Code covers trade unions, standing orders and industrial disputes, so it is not the right home.

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