List of labour laws in India - Checklist for Compliance

List of labour laws in India are given below which is a comprehensive list of labour legislation in India which is under the Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India. Labour laws are set of legislation that aim to protect the interest of workers employed in Indian Organizations. Important articles in the Indian Constitution provide guidelines for the labour laws.

Article 14 emphasizes on equality of law for Indian citizens.
Article 16 emphasizes on equality of opportunity related to public employment.
Article 19 (1) (c) is about the right of a citizen to form unions or associations
Article 23 talks about prohibiting the traffic in human beings and forced labour
Article 24 prohibits children less than 14 years of age to be employed in a mine or factory or an Organization engaged in hazardous activities
Article 38 says that state shall secure a social order for the promotion of welfare of the people
Other articles that influence labour laws in India include articles 41 to 43 A

The list of labour laws in India enlisted below includes the list of labour acts and labour rules applied in India.

List of Labour acts in India

The list of labour acts passed by Central Government in India are as follows:

The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
The Payment of Wages Act, 1936
The Payment of Wages (Amendment) Act, 2017
The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015
The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
The Trade Unions Act, 1926
The Trade Unions (Amendments) Act, 2001
The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946
The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
The Weekly Holidays Act, 1942
The Factories Act, 1948
The Plantation Labour Act, 1951
The Mines Act, 1952
The Building and Other Constructions Workers’ (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996
The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961
The Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966
The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976
The Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976
The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979.
The Cine Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1981
The Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986
The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986
The Working Journalists and Other Newspapers Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955
The Working Journalists (Fixation of rates of Wages) Act, 1958
The Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923
Employees Compensation(Amendment) Act, 2017
The Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
The Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948
The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017
The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018
The Unorganized Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008
The Building and Other Construction Workers Cess Act, 1996
The Mica Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1946
The Cine Workers Welfare (Cess) Act, 1981
The Cine Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1981
The Limestone and Dolomite Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1972
The Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines and Chrome Ore Mines Labour Welfare (Cess) Act, 1976
The Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines and Chrome Ore Mines Labor Welfare Fund Act, 1976
The Beedi Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1976
The Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1976
The Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Act, 1988
The Employment Exchange (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959
The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry
Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993

Labour rules in India

The list of labour laws in India also includes the labour rules that are used along with the corresponding act to achieve legal compliance:

The Payment of Wages Rules, 1937
The Minimum Wages (Central) Rules, 1950
Working Journalist (Conditions of service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Rules, 1957
Working Journalists (Fixation of Rates of Wages) Rules, 1958
Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Central Rules, 1971
The Payment of Gratuity Rules 1972
The Equal Remuneration Rules, 1976
The Beedi Workers Welfare Cess Act Rules, 1977
The Cine Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers (Regulation of Employment) Rules, 1984
Unorganised Workers Social Security Rules, 2009
The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Rules, 2016
Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2017