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The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020

Section 54. Effect of employing contract labour from a non-licenced contractor

In force since 21 Nov 2025Chapter XI — Special Provisions for Contract Labour and Inter-state Migrant Worker, Etc.Part I — Contract Labour

Official text

Where any principal employer of an establishment is employing contract labour through a contractor who is required to obtain a licence under this Part, but he has not obtained such licence, then, such employment shall be deemed to be in contravention of the provision of this Code.

Source: The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, Act No. 37 of 2020 — Gazette of India, p. 42 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 42 · official download · all sources

Explained simply in: Contract labour guide

Commencement In force since 21 Nov 2025

Notification wording (1)
  • S.O. 5321(E), in force from 21 Nov 2025: “the Central Government hereby appoints the 21st day of November, 2025 as the date on which the provisions of the said Code, shall come into force”