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1|Foreword|5
1|Acknowledgements|7
1|Contents|8
1|About the Authors|10
1|Abbreviations|11
1|List of Figures|13
1|List of Tables|14
1|List of Maps|15
1|List of Photos|16
1|List of Graphs|17
1|1 Introduction|18
2|1.1 Background|20
2|1.2 Contract Labour in India|22
2|References|29
1|2 Contract Labour in India: In Law and Public Policy|31
2|2.1 Acts and Statutes Concerning Contract Labour|32
3|2.1.1 Structural Analysis of Contract Labour Laws in India|35
4|2.1.1.1 The Contract Labour (Regulations & Abolition) Act, 1970|37
4|2.1.1.2 The Social Security Acts|40
4|2.1.1.3 The Factories Act, 1948|43
4|2.1.1.4 Minimum Wages Act, 1948|44
4|2.1.1.5 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947|45
4|2.1.1.6 Trade Union Act, 1926|45
4|2.1.1.7 Inter-state Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979|46
3|2.1.2 Judicial Interpretation of Labour Laws|47
3|2.1.3 Policy on labour|51
3|2.1.4 Law and Public Policy: Comparative Insights from China|58
2|References|65
2|Important Acts & Statutes; For India|67
2|For China|67
1|3 Globalization, Labour Market Flexibility and Labour Standards|68
2|3.1 Globalization|68
2|3.2 Labour Market Flexibility|71
2|3.3 Labour Standards|74
3|3.3.1 ILO and Labour Standards|76
2|3.4 The Debate on Labour Market Flexibility and Labour Standards|78
2|References|82
1|4 The Concept of Collective Bargaining: ILO—India and China|85
2|4.1 Collective Bargaining: Past and Present|86
2|4.2 Collective Bargaining in India|89
2|4.3 Collective Bargaining in China|93
2|4.4 The Debate on Granting Collective Bargaining Rights: ILO—India and China|96
2|References|100
1|5 Contract Labour in Practice: Some Case Studies|102
2|5.1 Fieldwork in Rudrapur Industrial Area|105
2|5.2 Rudrapur Case Studies|115
3|5.2.1 Medium-Scale Seasonal Enterprise|115
3|5.2.2 Large-Scale FMCG Industry|120
3|5.2.3 Heavy Automobile Industry|124
2|5.3 Fieldwork at DMRC|131
2|5.4 Fieldwork at Brick Kilns of Danapur Region, Bihar|142
2|5.5 Fieldwork in Gujarat State|158
3|5.5.1 Dahej Special Economic Zone|159
3|5.5.2 Makarpura Industrial Area|165
2|5.6 Fieldwork Insights from Guangzhou and Shenzhen Industrial Zone, China|169
2|References|177
1|6 Fieldwork Observations and Analysis|179
2|References|200
1|7 Conclusion: Lessons Learnt for Policy Recommendations|202
2|References|209