24. Item No. NC-48/ 13/21 - Eradication of injustice to Casual, Contract and Outsourced workers: providing them the right to form a union in terms of Article 19. l(C) of the Constitution of India : Regularisation of all casual, contingent and outsourced workers.

The Staff Side has stated that these category of employees are discharging their responsibilities on behalf of the Central Government Employees but do not get the facilities given to Central Government Employees. They have quoted the directions issued by the office of Chief Labour Commissioner, Ministry of Labour and Employment that where the workmen employed by the contractor perform the same or similar kind of works as the workmen directly employed by the principal employer, the wage rates, holidays, hours of work and other conditions of service of the workmen of the contractor shall be the same as applicable to the workmen directly employed by the Principal Employer. contingent, outsourced and contract workers deployed in difference states under same Govt. department are given differencial wages/ payments which is extremely disheartening as they are denied the right of equal pay for equal work. They have stated that these employees have been referred to These workers do not have any democratic right too and are always under the danger of losing their jobs.

The Staff Side has requested to regularize Casual, Contract and Outsourced workers and provide right them to form Union/ Association in term of Article 19. l(C) of the Constitution of India. Further all facilities including wages at par with permanent employees may be granted to these employees.