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Report of the Bidi Industry Committee

1941

GOVERNMENT OF THE CENTRAL PROVINCES AND BERAR COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT REPORT OF THE BIDI INDUSTRY COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO EXAMINE THE CONDITIONS OF WORK IN THE BIDI INDUSTRY AND INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS IN REGARD TO THE APPLICATION OF THE UNREGULATED FACTORIES ACT AND PAYMENT OF WAGES ACT TO BIDI AND LAC FACTORIES IN THE CENTRAL PROVINCES AND BERAR NAGPUR GOVERNMENT PRINTING C. P. & BERAR 1 [...] The terms of reference to the Committee are as follows :-- (a) To examine the grievances of workers in the bidi fatories with special reference to wages deductions (or chats) of various kinds and security of service and to suggest remedial measures; (b) to investigate complaints in regard to the application of the Unregulated Factories Act and the Payment of Wages Act to the bidi and lac fac [...] Bombay comes next in rank and the importance of the province as a consumer of bidis is in keeping with the fact that it is the most important area for the cultivation of bidi tobacco which is despatched to all parts of the country. [...] The application of the Payment of Wages Act to prevent deductions that are included by the terms of employment is positively harmful to the industry and would result in the deterioration of the quality of bidi produced. [...] Action against the workers has been on the increase since the application of the Unregulated Factories Act and the Payment of Wages Act and the consequent enquiries by the administrative departments or even by the present Enquiry Committee.
commerce industry
Pages
120
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.143518
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
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Chapter I—Introduction
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Chapter II—Brief Survey of the Industry
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Chapter III—Statement of Case by the Employers and Workers
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Chapter IV—Wages and Working Conditions
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Chapter V—Application of the Unregulated Factories Act and the Payment of Wages Act to Bidi and Lac Factories
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Chapter VI—Trading Position of the Local Industry
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Chapter VII—Conclusions and Recommendations
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Appendices
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