Artist-Lokeshpujauke
first Labor Minister of India.
Many of the important labor law initiatives in India were made by Dr Ambedkar himself
He was the savior of the Indian labor, and not a mere Dalit leader.
डॉ बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर हे भारतातील पहिले कामगार मंत्री म्हणून २७ जुलै १९४२ रोजी झाले
डॉ बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर यांनी कामगारांसाठी सर्वात महत्वाचे कायदे केले
Below is the List of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar work done for labours in India . Dr Ambedkar
implemented labour laws and welfare for them known as "Labor Rights and Welfare" or in other words
it is "Labour welfare Bills".
1. Working Hours Time reduced -
Reducing working hours from 14 hours to 8 hours . Also Dr Ambedkar proposed holidays with pay
for factory workers. He followed the English pattern of working hours of 48 hours per week in India.
2. Insurance for workers -
The first document on social insurance was ‘Report on Health Insurance’
submitted to the ILC of 1942. Dr Ambedkar has contributed the ‘Coal and Mica Mines Provident Fund’
and the ‘Mica Mines Labor Welfare Fund, 1946’.
3. Provident fund -
Dr Ambedkar also contributed to the making of Employees Provident Fund Law.
He brought an amendment to the Workmen's Compensation Act of 1923. In 1944, Dr Ambedkar
initiated the amendment to the Factories Act of 1934 with several modifications. It was Ambedkar
again,who introduced canteen and medical facilities inside the factory etc.
4. t.a, d.a, & medical leave -
Dr Ambedkar drafted the ‘Minimum Wages Act’ in 1942 though it was enacted into law in 1948. Dr
Ambedkar moved the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill in1944. ‘Dearness Allowance’ (DA),
‘Leave Benefit’, ‘Revision of Scale of Pay’, extra payment for Overtime, subsidized food etc. are the
contributions of Dr Ambedkar.
5. The Coal mines safety bill -
Before coal mines maternity law was presented, Dr Ambedkar, as a Labor Member, went to the
coalfields in Dhanbad to study the working conditions. He inspected both surface and underground
conditions of work and went 400 feet underground.
Dr Ambedkar has contributed the ‘Coal and Mica Mines Provident Fund’ and the ‘Mica Mines Labor
Welfare Fund, 1946’. Dr Ambedkar also contributed to the making of Employees Provident Fund Law.
He brought an amendment to the Workmen's Compensation Act of 1923. In 1944, Dr Ambedkar
initiated the amendment to the Factories Act of 1934 with several modifications. It was Ambedkar
again,who introduced canteen and medical facilities inside the factory etc.
6. The factories amendment bill -
7. Workers welfare & social security bill -
8. Mines maternity benefit bill -
Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar initiated many laws for women workers in India. They include ‘Mines
Maternity Benefit Act’, ‘Women Labor Welfare Fund’, ‘Women and Child Labor Protection Act’,
‘Maternity leave Benefit for Women Labor’, as well as ‘Restoration of Ban on Employment of Women
on Underground Work in Coal Mines’'.
Dr Ambedkar took steps to amend the Maternity Benefit Act. When the maternity benefit bill was
introduced in the House, he said: “I believe that it is in the interest of the nation that the mother ought
to get a certain amount of rest during the prenatal period and also subsequently, and this Bill is based
entirely on that principle.” He advocated for equal pay for equal work, and he got success in the field
of coal mines.
9. The Factories second amendment bill -
10. Workmen compensation bill -
11. Tea control amendment bill
12. Mica mines welfare bill -
Dr Ambedkar has contributed the ‘Coal and Mica Mines Provident Fund’ and the ‘Mica Mines Labor
Welfare Fund, 1946’. Dr Ambedkar also contributed to the making of Employees Provident Fund Law.
He brought an amendment to the Workmen's Compensation Act of 1923. In 1944, Dr Ambedkar
initiated the amendment to the Factories Act of 1934 with several modifications. It was Ambedkar
again,who introduced canteen and medical facilities inside the factory etc.
13. Industrial workers housing & health bill -
14. Equal wages for men & women workers -
For fixing minimum wages for labor, Dr Ambedkar drafted the ‘Minimum Wages Act’ in 1942 though
it was enacted into law in 1948. Dr Ambedkar moved the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill
in1944. ‘Dearness Allowance’ (DA), ‘Leave Benefit’, ‘Revision of Scale of Pay’, extra payment for
Overtime, subsidized food etc. are the contributions of Dr Ambedkar.
15. worker can go on STRIKE -
It is because of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar that workers can go on strike for their rights. In 1943, Dr
Ambedkar introduced the ‘Indian Trade Unions (Amendment) Bill’ for compulsory recognition of trade
unions. The Industrial Disputes Act, which is the basic labor law of the country, was passed in 1947
and ESI Act passed in 1948; but were introduced in the Viceroy’s Council by Dr Ambedkar years back.
The Above post includes Saji Narayanan C.K. writes in newsbharati.com
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