The Factory Act, 1948 And Social Security: Concept Of Factory, Manufacturing Process, Worker, And Oc

The Factory Act, 1948 And Social Security: Concept Of Factory, Manufacturing Process, Worker, And Occupier

Aayush Sharma, BA.LLB (H), Amity Law School, Amity University, Chhattisgarh

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

In order to complete this project, the methodology opted by me is of descriptive nature based on secondary sources such as books, commentaries, articles and blogs available in web databases on this topic by scholars.

I. Introduction

There has been a rise of large-scale factory/industry in India in the later half of the nineteenth century. Major Moore, Inspector-in-chief of the Bombay Cotton Department, in his report in 1872-73 first of all raised the question for the provision of legislature working conditions in factories. The first Factory Act was enacted in 1881. Since then, the act has been amended on many occasions. The Factory Act 1934 as passed replacing all previous legislations in regards to factories. This Act was drafted in the light of the recommendation of the Royal Commission on Labour. This Act has also been suitably amended from time to time. The experience of working of the Factories Act, 1934, had revealed a number of defects and weakness which hampered effective administration of the Act, and the need for the wholesale revision of the Act to its protective provisions to large number of smaller industrial establishments was felt. Therefore, the Factories Act, 1948 consolidating and amending the law relating to labour in factories, was passed by the Constituent Assembly on August 28, 1948. The Act received the assent of the Governor-General of India on 23rd September 1948, and came into force on April 1, 1948.