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CS Executive · Setting Up of Business, Industrial and Labour Laws · The Apprentices Act, 1961

Kaveri Textiles Ltd runs a factory in Coimbatore and takes in several apprentices for training there. Under the Apprentices Act, 1961 (central text), which statement correctly describes the health, safety and welfare protection for these apprentices?

Apprentices training in a factory are covered by Chapters III, IV and V of the Factories Act, 1948 for health, safety and welfare, as if they were workers under that Act. The Mines Act applies only to mines, and the shops law extension is a Rajasthan-specific amendment.

  1. AChapters III, IV and V of the Factories Act, 1948 apply to them as if they were workers under that ActCorrect
  2. BOnly Chapter V of the Mines Act, 1952 applies to them
  3. CNo factory law applies because apprentices are trainees and not workers
  4. DThe Rajasthan Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958 applies to them in every State

Explanation

Section 14 provides that where apprentices undergo training in a factory, Chapters III, IV and V of the Factories Act, 1948 apply as if they were workers. The Mines Act reference applies only to training in a mine. The shops-law extension is a Rajasthan-only amendment.

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