If you are working in the construction industry in India, you may have heard about the Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW) Act, 1996. This Act provides various benefits and...
MOREConstruction work is considered one of the most hazardous and labour-intensive occupations in the world. The Building and Other Construction Workers' (BOCW) Act was enacted in India in 1996 to...
MOREBuilding construction workers are among the most vulnerable and marginalized workers in the world. They work in difficult and dangerous conditions and are often paid very low wages. Due to...
MOREPeople employed in Building and other Construction works are categorised as unorganised labourers who habituate to working under accident-prone conditions and irregular employment, undefined work durations, and scarcity of definite...
MOREThe both Houses of Parliament passed the Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Bill with the consent of the President on 19th August 1996....
MOREThe Government of India has made it mandatory for every State government to constitute their Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Boards. The BOCW Cess under the BOCW Act mentions...
MOREThere are more than 28 million skilled workers in the construction sector in India. The industry is labour-intensive, and most labourers are unskilled, unorganised and tend to work under inhuman...
MOREIn India, BOCW Scheme stands for Building and Other Construction Workers Scheme and this Scheme was first introduced by the Government of India to solve the problems of unskilled workers...
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