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LABOUR WELFARE HEALTH IN REFERENCE TO FACTORIES, PLANTATION, PORTS AND DOCKS,MINES AND TRANSPORT ACT
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MEANING OF LABOUR WELFARE
Labour welfare has both positive and negative sides associated to it .on the positive side it deals with the provision of opportunities which enable the worker and his family to lead a good life ,socially and personally ,as well as help him adjust to social transition in his work life . On the negative side ,it functions in order to neutralize the baneful effects of large scale industrialization and provides and labour problems which have evolved in the process of this transition .
DEFINITION
According to R. R. Hopkins :
“welfare is fundamentally an attitude of mind on the part of management, influencing the method by which management activities are undertaken.”
According to E. S. Proud :
“welfare work as voluntary effort on the part of the employees to improve the existing industrial system and the conditions of employment in their own factories .”
Health and Welfare Provision the Factories Act 1948
Factory Act, 1948
The first factories act in India was passed in 1881. It was designed primarily to protect children and to provide for some health and safety measures. It was followed by new factories act in 1891, 1911, 1922 and 1934.
The factories act of 1948 lays emphasis on the various provisions classified under health, safety and welfare .
Under health, the act lays down the basic requirements of cleanliness, disposal of waste matter and effluents, ventilation and temperature ,dust and fumes, artificial humidification, overcrowding, lighting, drinking water and spittoons etc.
Over-Crowding [section 16]:
Section 16 provides that there must not be over-crowding in any room of the factory so as to cause injury to the health of the workers. In order to prevent overcrowding, the section requires a minimum of 14.2 cubic meters of space per worker for factories built after the commencement of the act and 9.9 cubic meters of space per worker for factories built before the commencement of the act. The chief inspector may paste a notice in the workroom indicating the maximum number of workers who may be employed in the room.
Lighting [section 17]:
Section 17 provides that every part of the factory must be provided with sufficient and suitable lighting- natural or artificial or both. Effective provisions must be made for the prevention of glare and the formation of shadows likely to cause eyestrain or the risk of accident to any workers.
THE MOTOR TRANSPORT WORKERS ACT,1961
Motor transport undertakings are to provide :
Canteens of prescribed standard . If employing 100 or more workers .
Clean , ventilated and well lighted and comfortable rest rooms at every place wherein motor transport workers are required to halt at night .
Uniforms, raincoats to drivers , conductors and line checking staff for protection from rain and cold.
A prescribed amount of washing allowance to these categories of staff.
A first-aid box and such medical facilities for workers at such operating centres and halting stations as may be prescribed by state government.