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National Campaign Committee for Central Legislation on Construction Labour v. Union of India

Supreme Court of India · India · 2018-03-19 · National court

Citation: Writ Petition (Civil) No. 318 of 2006
Type of case: Constitutional and human rights
Outcome: Decided for the migrant side

Question

Were the welfare funds collected from builders for construction workers actually being used for them?

What the court decided

No. The Court found large sums unspent or misused and directed registration of workers and a model welfare scheme.

In plain language

India collects a levy on building projects for construction workers, many of them migrants. The Supreme Court found most of the money was not reaching them and ordered the government to register workers and use the funds properly.

Dalam bahasa sederhana

India memungut iuran dari proyek bangunan untuk pekerja konstruksi, banyak di antaranya perantau. MA menemukan sebagian besar dana tidak sampai kepada mereka dan memerintahkan pendataan pekerja serta penggunaan dana dengan benar.

Pertanyaan: Apakah dana kesejahteraan yang dipungut dari kontraktor untuk pekerja bangunan benar-benar dipakai untuk mereka?

What happened afterwards

  • 2018-03-19: Judgment and directions.

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