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N LIST OF CENTRAL LABOUR LAWS

1 The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
2 The Payment of Wages Act, 1936
3 The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
4 The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
5 The Trade Unions Act, 1926
6 The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946.
7 The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
8 The Factories Act, 1948
9 The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970.
10 The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986
11 The Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923
The Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions
12 Act, 1952
13 The Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948
14 The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
15 The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
16 The Unorganized Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008
The Employment Exchange (Compulsory Notification of
17 Vacancies) Act, 1959
18 the Apprentices Act, 1961
Enforcement Date
Monday, March 15, 1948
23rd April, 1936
Saturday, September 25, 1965
Monday, March 08, 1976
Wednesday, June 01, 1927
23rd April, 1946
Tuesday, April 01, 1947
1st April 1949
Wednesday, February 10, 1971
Tuesday, December 23, 1986
Monday, March 05, 1923
Tuesday, March 04, 1952
Monday, April 19, 1948
Tuesday, December 12, 1961
Monday, August 21, 1972
16th May, 2009
Wednesday, September 02, 1959
Tuesday, December 12, 1961